FAYE
A few hours later, I was still thinking about everything.
I let out a slow breath, leaning back against the edge of the bed, fingers pressing lightly to my temples.
“You really handled that well,” Nova said.
I cracked one eye open. “Don’t start.”
“Oh, I’m not starting anything. I'm just saying.” Nova was on fire tonight. I could tell from her tone.
“I didn't mean for it to go that way,” I muttered. “I just didn’t know what to say.”
“Keep telling yourself that," she said.
I exhaled, shutting my eyes again.
“I just needed time to think," I said.
Nova didn't say anything else.
I was silent too. Because she wasn’t wrong.
The answer had been sitting there the whole time. I just hadn’t wanted to say it out loud.
Nova shifted, her presence settling more firmly at the back of my
