Blake
I lift both shoulders. “I figured it was worth a try. I have a feeling your mind went to a dirty place though.”
She taps her finger to her temple. “You are one hundred percent correct about that.” All at once, all the humor melts out of her, and I worry that something else has come to mind, something I'm not going to enjoy discussing as much as everything else we've talked about this evening.
“Uh-oh, let me have it.”
She seems surprised and opens her mouth, but no words come out. I wait patiently as she tries again. “I'm not sure how to approach this one.”
She pauses and seems to think for a few moments, and my heart sinks to my toes. I can only think of a few topics that would have her so at a loss for words.
“Azura said something about her mother's makeup.” Her expression twi
