“Arianna, I thought you left already,” Jackson said. “I was… I mean… I am,” I answered. “Kamden, get with Sarai when you have a moment so she can write up a joint statement. You two need to stay away from each other so this can go away,” Jackson said. A relieved look washed over his face, and I felt a certain way about how this was made out to be some mistake. Two consenting adults made a decision and had fun; no harm was done to anyone, and love was never a factor. Why was my family fighting to bury a lie? I thought to myself. Catching up to Essence as Reece got in the car with Cyrus, I tapped on the window of his Ashton Martin before he could pull off. “Cyrus, I’m still prepared to put on the charity event with Pierce Motors. I think a joint gathering would bring more pr

