When I woke up the next morning, Allie and Jace were gone. I shifted in my seat in front of the monitors and rubbed my tired eyes. Allie had left me a note with a smiley face, telling me that she’d think about my proposal and thanking me for letting them crash here last night.
My heart warmed, but my only fear was that they wouldn’t make it home safely this morning. I hadn’t been out in Redwood yet today, and I didn’t know how crazy it had gotten, especially on the rich side of town.
After glancing into my bedroom to see Imani asleep on my bed with João and Ana and Landon passed out in a chair on the other side of the room, I grabbed a fresh set of clothes from my closet and looked at the bed once more.
While she had been sleeping when I walked in, Imani now had her eyes open slightly,
