NARA
Nobody moved for a second.
My father’s fake smile was still sitting on his face and Camille had gone completely still while Danielle was looking at Jared with wide eyes with me just standing there in the middle of all of it, bruised and tired and trying to understand what I was looking at.
Jared came for me?
I turned that over in my head and it still didn’t make sense.
“Jared!” My father stepped forward with his arms open like they were old friends. “What a wonderful surprise. Please come in, sit down, let us get you something to eat.”
“That won’t be necessary.” Jared’s eyes moved to me briefly then away. “I came for my wife. That’s all.”
My chest tightened.
Wife..
The word felt so strange in his mouth.. like it didn’t belong there.
Camille smiled wider. “Of course. Of cours
