(Ridge)
I finished eating with Mira sitting beside me and my hand resting lightly against her thigh underneath the counter. She leaned against my shoulder while talking quietly about the party setup, her voice softer now than it had been earlier.
Better.
The kitchen stayed quieter without Cassidy and Mom in it now. They finally moved somewhere else in the compound after finishing with the decoration boxes, leaving the space mostly to us.
Mira took another sip from her water before looking toward me again.
“You still look tired.”
“I’m fine.”
“That answer’s getting lazy.”
I rolled my eyes slightly at that before reaching for the water beside my plate.
My phone vibrated against the counter.
The sound barely lasted a second before I flipped it over automatically.
Too fast.
Mira not
