“I am testing someone,” I said. “But we don’t have the results yet.”
Gwen was quiet for a moment. Then she asked, “Who?”
I replied, “Her name is Amber.”
Amber’s POV
Julian and I left Rafael’s together. He seemed distracted at first, looking out the window as I drove us to Gail’s place to pick up Alice.
I was perfectly happy to do the drive in silence. After everything that happened today, I was feeling overwhelmed as it was. I could still hear the ringing in my ears from the loudness of the crowd. And my heart was still racing as much as it had been when Julian had been in danger.
Now was the calm after the storm but my body and mind needed time to catch up, to remind myself that everyone was safe and everything was over.
Julian was quiet for the length of a few more stop lights,
