Lanie
“Video chatting?” Raven asked, dropping into a chair and settling into a cross-legged position.
“Huh?”
She nodded at the computer screen. Although I’d closed out the conversation box with Andrew, I’d neglected to shut down the entire video chat program.
“Uh, yeah.” I hastily clicked the program closed.
“Anyone interesting?”
The cheeky look on her face said she suspected I’d been talking to her dad. Embarrassment flooded me, and I looked for a way to dodge the question but then realized there was no point. I wanted to connect with Raven, to find out what was happening with her and Jason, but our relationship had gone beyond that of counselor-student. It was even beyond that of Dad’s New Girlfriend. If I wanted transparency from Raven, I needed to offer it myself.
“Just some hot
