Turned out that Matt's surprise was a big carnival night out holding out downtown. There were a bunch of games and a crowd, with a giant Ferris Wheel too. Melody had texted Damien the address, but got no reply. He just left her on read.
She didn't seem to mind though. “Maybe he's busy. You know he recently got a job at the local library, right?”
I had no idea. And I had to admit that it was quite an untypical thing for my stepbrother to do, but what did I know anyway? He was as closed off as a brick wall, and frankly I just wanted to not think about him even if it was for one night only.
To focus on Matt solely tonight.
Upon my request, Matt got us both tickets to go on the Wheel. Melody declined, stating she'd wait for Damien first and nudged me to sit beside a beaming Matt, who was s
