Wes pushed back his chair abruptly, the legs scraping against the tiled floor. “s**t. I left your gift in the car. I'll go get it quick.”
Before I could respond, he was already heading for the front door.
The second it clicked shut behind him, the room felt ten times heavier. Like all the barely-contained tension had been waiting for a reason to snap loose.
Aunt Wendy exhaled sharply and turned her focus on Caleb. “You were rude to him.”
Caleb scoffed, smirking like the very accusation was beneath him. “Oh, come on.”
“You know you were,” she insisted, crossing her arms.
Caleb shrugged, leaning back in his chair like this was all some huge inconvenience. “Listen, it's not my fault no one told me Ashleigh was dating a human.”
I rolled my eyes with annoyance.
Uncle Mike sighed deeply
