"Well... this is a surprise," Cosmo said after a long stretch of silence. "I was starting to think I'd never hear from you again."
"I'm sorry about that," April said, clearing her throat. "I've taken quite a liking to keeping my distance from everybody back home."
"You both have," Cosmo said, not bothering to clarify who else he was talking about, since they both knew it was Zander. It was hard to hear the note of hurt in his voice, though. She had not seen that coming. "So, what changed? Why are you reaching out now?"
Cosmo was far too curious of a person, so she knew he was reigning in the multitude of questions he wanted to ask. That familiar guilt stabbed through her at hearing him being so guarded, but she pushed it aside.
"It's extremely delicate. It's about Zander," she said, wa
