“I can change my plans, come back after dinner—”
Zach shook his head. “Then Carli will be pissed at both of us for not trusting her. You go. I’ll wait until her light goes out, do a walk around the lodge, just to make sure no one decides to come for a late-night visit.”
“You’ve got me and Shaun as back up. Don’t hesitate,” J.J. said and rested a hand on Zach’s shoulder.
“I won’t.”
“Let’s go down. You keep me posted. Sissy and I are going for pizza, then we’ll be back at her place.”
In the lobby area downstairs, J.J. said goodnight to everyone, then shared a long look with Zach before leaving. Dinner discussion switched from Ian giving Alyssa suggestions on how to be a good teacher, mainly by not giving homework or tests and having parties every Friday, to who was going to cover what o
