Theo basked in the family atmosphere at Katie’s house. Everything about her place felt different from his, and it wasn’t just the physical surroundings. His life was sterile, made up of numbers and accounts, parentheses and colons, code and running and phone calls.
But this house was full of life, the smell of hamburgers grilling in the backyard and music playing from a Bluetooth speaker on top of the fridge and the island breeze coming in the open windows.
He sure had enjoyed himself at the party, and not only because it had been quite the treat to upstage Collin Thresher, even for a moment. But he liked talking to Heather and seeing her come alive.
Katie took forever getting a band aid, and by the time she returned, Heather had the bleeding under control with a paper towel wrapped aro
