Jared and I left the office a little after five to walk to the pub for Maureen’s party.
“Thanks for coming to this,” he said. “I know you didn’t want to. I promise we won’t stay long.”
“One drink and I’m out of there, Jared. I’m serious.”
“You need to be more sociable.”
“I probably won’t know most of the people there.”
“This is how you get to know them. God, you’re as bad as Ashley sometimes.”
“You didn’t really think she was going to come with us tonight, did you?”
“No, but I had to ask anyway.”
I paused before asking Jared if he thought Ashley knew we were involved. He narrowed his eyes at me. “How could she know? Have you said anything to her?”
“No, of course not.”
“Then why would you ask that?”
“I don’t know,” I said with a shrug. “I just wonder sometimes if she can pick up
