Always?

Chapter 23

Alice was bonding. Well, no, bonding wasn’t the right word, but she was becoming used to Cai, and his presence, and the fact that they were both true crime geeks had also helped ease the awkwardness and tension, and now, she didn’t mind being alone with him as much as she had in the beginning. They could talk about all the interesting cold cases she knew a ridiculous amount about, or even her theories on what could have happened based on the information already available to the public.

Right now, the two were on the couch, alone at the apartment again. Oliver and Atlas were on a job somewhere, Atlas had a photoshoot, or a meeting, or something. Alice had tuned them out. Alec was at home with Max; Matt had gone to work with Helios for the day; Ani had gone for a walk; and Amber was in her