JANICE'S POV
The article is supposed to come out tomorrow morning.
Strangely, I'm not thinking about tomorrow.
I'm thinking about the way Eden quietly slips the envelope back into his jacket before anyone else at the party notices, then reaches for my hand beneath the table without looking at me, his fingers warm around mine like he's already made a decision I haven't heard yet.
"We're leaving," he says softly.
I blink.
"What about the party?"
"They'll survive."
"The anniversary-"
"They'll survive that too."
Amanda appears beside us before I can argue.
"I heard my name."
Eden doesn't even hesitate.
"I'm taking her home."
Amanda studies both of us for one long second before smiling in that annoyingly knowing way she has.
"I figured."
"You're not even going to ask why?"
"I'v
