(Lena)
I knew that look.
Most people probably wouldn't have noticed the difference. Cole still looked calm. He was sitting beside me with the same composed expression he wore in court, greeting people when they stopped by the table and thanking them for their congratulations.
But I knew him.
I could see it in the way he kept looking toward the stage before bringing his attention back to the room. He wasn't anxious exactly. He was just waiting for the evening to begin so he could stop thinking about how it would end.
I rested my hand lightly against my stomach and looked back at him.
He caught my eye almost immediately.
"You okay?" he asked.
"I was about to ask you the same thing."
"I'm fine."
"You've said that three times tonight."
He smiled.
"Have I?"
"Yes."
"And you still d
