(Lena)
By the time I pulled into the driveway, I already knew I didn’t want to go inside.
My hands stayed on the wheel for a second longer while the engine settled into silence around me. The conversation at Cole’s office still sat in my head, cleaner and calmer than anything waiting inside this house. That alone said enough.
I grabbed my bag and got out.
The front door unlocked easily beneath my hand. Warm air met me immediately once I stepped inside.
Then laughter followed from the kitchen.
I looked up automatically before I could stop myself.
Jade sat beside Brad at the island instead of across from him this time. One of his arms rested around her while she leaned into him comfortably, smiling at something he had apparently just said. The entire scene looked casual enough to irri
