“Mind if I call dibs on the shower?” Riven asks, making me jump.
I turn around, hiding the phone behind my back as if I were concealing a dirty little secret. My eyes immediately dart to his left hand—definitely no ring.
Riven frowns. “Are you all right?”
“Yes, sure, why wouldn’t I be all right?”
“So, is it okay if I use the shower first?”
“Yeah, yeah, no problem.” I shuffle past him and out of the bedroom.
In the open-space living room, almost everyone has scattered. I sit back at the table where my plate is still waiting with a half-eaten slice of toast on top. Tentatively, I take a bite, but it’s gone cold and chewy. I drop it on the plate again and clear the table. I need another cup of coffee.
As I pour coffee into the filter, I consider what the best option would be to investi
