Chapter 10
JonahLuckily, Vivienne had a couple of hours free in the afternoon on Thursday. I skipped out of work and drove to a diner near her studio. A tumult of jangling nerves rang inside me.
I wanted Vivienne to like Shannon, even though I tried not to think about why. My sister pressed me for more details about her and why I wanted to help her. I had none except that when I saw how hard she worked and heard her talk about what she wanted her life to be, I felt compelled. The end game for that compulsion played hide and seek on the edges of my mind. I only wanted to help her…and have some fun with her.
I relied on my inherited ability to avoid examining my feelings and parked my car. Walking up to the shining chrome door, a honk got my attention. Vivienne slipped into a parking spac
