Chapter 15
Connor is real
"Connor," he repeated numbly.
"Yeah. He's great. Really great." Maya was backing toward the stairs. "I should call him, actually. Let him know I'll be back after Christmas. Excuse me."
She disappeared upstairs, leaving Ethan standing in the living room feeling like he'd just been hit by a truck.
"Well," Liam said, appearing from wherever he'd been hiding during the confrontation. "That went spectacularly badly."
"Liam, not now—" Carol started.
"No, seriously. In the history of terrible plans, that was Olympic-level bad." Liam looked at Ethan. "You know she was lying, right?"
"What?"
"About Connor. There is no Connor. Maya hasn't dated anyone since Jake." Liam shook his head. "She said that because you just told her she's like a sister to you. In front of
