“As you wish,” Kaden was standing tentatively by the door, uncharacteristically waiting for an invitation to enter. He held a small red box and he drummed his fingers against it, fidgeting. “Sorry to interrupt. I was wondering if I could have a moment with you.” “Of course,” I said, walking over. “Please come in.” Kaden and I perched on the edge of my bed. “I wanted to see you first,” he said, getting situated. “I wanted to explain before the others came in bragging.” Explain? For some reason his words put me on edge. If the others were bragging, I was about to be excluded from something. “What do you mean?” I realized I was biting my freshly glossed lip. Kaden passed the box over to me. “I’ll clarify, I promise. But first, this is for you.” I took the box and unhooked a small butt

