SHE forced a smile. “I really have to go. Like, now. Thank you for…hearing me out.”
“Thank you for telling us,” Lucas said gravely.
“Yeah,” Alex agreed. “I don’t want to think about…” He shuddered. “What we might’ve done if you hadn’t.” He swallowed. “I should really apologize to your cousin.”
Avery smiled at him, relieved they’d all accepted it so quickly. “Jamie will forgive you. He doesn’t really hold grudges.” He’d be shy though, of course, and probably would have no idea what to do if Alex texted him.
He hadn’t really had any friends, he’d confessed to her once. He’d always been lumped into the same category as the twins, so mostly everyone thought he was like them and disliked him—and the others were the twins’ friends, and Jamie disliked them on principle.
She hoped now that s
