She heard a sigh. “You"re okay, though?” she asked. Courtney"s heart slowed down, knowing she wasn"t in that much trouble if there wasn"t yelling happening yet.
“Yes, I"m fine, I"m great. It just didn"t seem that late. I"m sorry. I"ll be back ASAP, I swear.”
“I really want to ground you, you know.”
“Ground me? From what, work and school and cheer?” Courtney smiled over her pounding heart.
Ground“Yes. You"ve revealed the flaw in the plan, I guess. Just get back here, all right? And don"t you dare complain that you"re tired tomorrow when we leave, or I will kill you.”
“Not a word. I"ll see you in a few.” She hung up with her mom and turned around to see Ethan getting dressed. “Well, that wasn"t part of the plan.”
“Everything okay with your mom? I"m sorry, I should have set an alarm or
