Lacey didn't answer, but she called me back on the way home when I was in the back of the car. The rest of the meal had been less awkward, Trent had started guessing what had caused it. Between them, they had started guessing outrageous things.
A disgruntled student, a raccoon got stuck in the pipes. The more outrageous and silly they got I found myself smiling and even laughing a little at their antics. When I had laughed, they had both stopped for a second and looked at me. They had looked shocked. Probably because I had never laughed at a single thing they had ever said or done. They had cleared their throats and that was when the steaks had turned up and, at the right time before me, laughing had made it awkward.
When she had called on the way back, my face had lit up when I saw he
