“Mom?”
My phone began ringing not long after my standoff with whatever-her-name-was, so I didn’t have much time to dwell on how embarrassed I should be. Grabbing it, I moved out to the hallway and huddled against a locker with my finger in my ear so I could hear her.
“Yeah! Hey, honey. How was your day at school?” She didn’t wait for my answer. “Listen, something’s come up. Nothing bad, but your father and I are staying in the city tonight. We’ll go to work like normal tomorrow, and then pick Robbie up for the weekend. We’ll be home tomorrow afternoon.”
Oh.
I felt someone standing behind me, and I knew it was Ryan before I looked. I was attuned to his presence.
I turned to face him, still leaning against the locker, and put my other finger in my ear. “You aren’t coming home at all ton
