gers, and she'd made peace with the fact that dinner was going

d out her phone, dropping her bag on the counter

im. Straight

st checking in. Wanted to know how it went with your... friends." She shut the

one down, and went for h

the couch, scrolling aimlessly, when sh

ened. Elijah

split lip, the swelling already rising along his c

fore he'd even shut the

ered, brushing past

aught his arm, forcing hi

aching for the throw blanket like that w

to his face. "Does thi

don't want to get

f him, lowering her voic

id it'

fingers kept fidgeting with the edge o

ce between them. "Okay," she said finally, thou

idn't push

, crossing her arms. "You

eakly. "I'll buy

her eyes. "Wit

more money, Aria, I just ha

ame music you've been trying

g next week at a n

ave enough time to co

, then winc

me stay here till I can

? How long do you think

ong as

the blanket over his f

jam. She has been the one taking care of him since he was si

beside her. She stared at the tinted glass for a few seconds before the driver wound down

but hid it by gre

orning,

et

h expecting her eyes to pass the mess

not offe

are you

your brother'

never expected anyone to kno

; he is not in a

sc

sure abo

sed her arms over her chest

r Cross,

a light smi

when you

ed back and the driver sped away, leaving A

to clear off Elijah's debt. Her strange conversation with Damian also kept replaying in her head

going o

face and fakes a s

ng, I'm

cted, and you're never di

e and didn't want to give her the pleasure of hearin

interaction I had with Mr Cross on m

ame, Cassandra straighte

ami

u look like you'

ignored h

did you

meet him, h

did h

oth

he wouldn't meet you if

a sh

n't tell me wh

hing. I need you to

descending tone, Cassandra added, "You can't po

n Cassandra's attitude towards her. She aske

the same way, felt jealous that he would be coming to someone like Aria. She knew exactly what he wanted and h