TWENTY-TWO
Noah was hilarious. Nathaniel, who she’d learned preferred just Nath, was more serious, and he was smart, really smart. They hadn’t ventured out of the wine bar, and Lyla enjoyed having some time to bond with the other two members of the Threens. Sadie stuck to her side, and Lyla was just beginning to relax when Cliff came over to tap her on the shoulder.
“We need to get back to the studio,” Cliff said into her ear.
“What?” she asked, looking at her watch to see that it was just after eight PM, she still had time. But Cliff looked so serious that she panicked. “Is it Trick? Is something wrong?”
But he didn’t answer her, just nodded sideways and backed off. Saying her goodbyes in record time, she paid no attention to the guys’ pleas that she should stay put. Sadie said she wa
