Before I knew it, Harmony was suddenly behind her. “Heyyyyy! Hate to interrupt, but we need you in the back, babe.”
Maeve gave me a look, eyes widening as if to say “yikes.” I bit back a laugh, feeling weirdly warm and not at all embarrassed I’d just fangirled out on her. I’d learned a long, long time ago that most people did not want to hear me freak out about my nerdy obsessions, so any time I let loose I tended to get some remorse and shame going on. Not this time, though.
Well, not much.
“On my way,” Maeve said. She grinned at me as she stood. “Next time, come during my lunch, and we can talk longer. I want to hear everything about Hopewell’s downfall. What a dick.”
I did that thing where I look for irony, just in case, but no. She was serious.
“Who’s Hopewell?” Harmony asked, tak
