The kitchen fell silent as everybody looked at her. Before the silence burst, and they all spoke at once, their words climbing over each other.
“You really want to?”
“Oh my god, yes!”
“Please stay as long as you want.”
“Absolutely.”
“Hell no. Why would you want to stay here?”
I'm sure you know who that last one came from.
Calista turned to Blondie and pinned him with a hard look, any sign of amusement gone from her face. The kitchen fell silent. “Because, Aaron,” she grounded, “I can't go back to my place. I'm sure the police will be waiting. Or if they're not, then one of my nosy neighbors is going to run off and call them. I'm not going to deal with that s**t, Aaron.”
He clasped his mouth shut, huffing as he crossed his arms and leaned back against his chair.
She turned to Ja
