Awareness floods me. Indy has been carrying this with grace and confidence, meanwhile I’ve been standing as stiff as a board, my fingers splayed wide with tension while Indy’s are effortlessly curled around mine.
“How did you two meet?” he continues.
Shit. We talked about this. We knew this would come up, but we never decided.
“We—” Indy and I begin at the same time, but I pause and let her continue because I trust her enough to get us through this.
“We were introduced through his sister.”
Perfect. Simple. To the point.
She looks up at me and I can only hope she can read my appreciation.
“Oh, I see that look,” Caroline mews. “You two lovebirds. There’s more to the story, isn’t there?”
She has no f*****g clue.
“There is,” I tell her, clearing my throat because it’s the first t
