"Did you ask your dad if I could stay at your house?"
"I don't need to ask him. You've already been there before and he didn't mind. And it's not like we don't have a room."
"What about Katherine?"
"She's at her parents house in New York with Lilly."
"I still think you should ask---"
"Jess, you're staying at the house no matter what anyone says, so stop worrying about it." He stands up. "Let go see Nate before he falls asleep again."
By the time we get there, he's already asleep again. Cody's waiting out in the hall. "Dad said you're going back to Connecticut for the rest of break."
As soon as he says it, I realize I don't have a cover story for Cody. How am I going to explain this to him?
"Yeah, I'm sorry, Cody. It's just that----"
"Dad said it was his suggestion."
"Um, yeah. It
