I sat staring at the screen with a pit in my stomach. It was foolish. I needed to speak with him. I needed to figure out my feelings before I did anything else. But seeing his words made me freeze…and panic. “Are you okay?” Rick’s words snapped me back from the screen. “Um, yeah. Just a message I need to respond to.” He nodded. “When are you talking to Vince? About leaving?” I sighed. “After I know where I’m going.” He nodded and stood. “I guess I’ll see you tonight.” I smiled. “See you tonight. I need to leave a little early to get everything I need for tonight.” He nodded, then left me alone in the office. I wanted to ignore Thoth’s message, which is stupid. I needed to face this. You are panicking over a message? Nix sounded amused. Megan chuckled with her. I think she is

