Chapter 20: Intervention“Charlotte! Wake up! Oh, hey! Morning, Conal.” I blinked my eyes open when I heard the excitement bubbling in Marianne's voice and I looked around the room, coming to rest on Conal. He was on the floor beside the bed, his back against the wall. Marianne continued as though it was a completely normal state of affairs to find Conal in my bedroom. “Get up, you aren't going to believe this!”
I sat up and stared at her. “Believe what?”
Marianne grinned. “You have to come and see. I promise, it's good news.” She whirled in the doorway and I heard her dancing down the stairs.
I turned back to Conal and watched as he stretched. “Morning, Sugar.”
“Hi.” I scanned my memory, trying to recall what had happened last night. After our discussion, Conal escorted me home and I'd
