9:00pm
‘He really was still out there the whole time?’
Lily's heart that was racing slowly returned back to its normal pace as she looked over Gigi's shoulders to find Dante standing there.
“Sorry for interrupting you girls, but it's getting late and Mrs Kalashnikov really needs to be on her way home.”
Dante's voice was at its usual calm pitch but Lily already knew he was anything but calm on the inside.
“I think she should stay, it's alread–”
“Okay, that’s it let me get my things.” Lily interrupted, grabbing her purse for the couch and slipping past Gio.
Lily avoided Dante's gaze as she walked to the door, feeling the tension radiating from him. She didn’t need to look at him to know he was irritated. His calm demeanor was always a mask, but tonight it was thinner than usual.
