I … what?
Hero
What's happening?
Simon
Is this about Griffin again?
I glance up at the bar to make sure he isn’t here yet. What fun that would be to have him catch me talking shit. He’d love to run back to Nat with that information.
Tobias
Yes, this is about Griffin. He suggested we meet tonight. He’s coming to the Black Alcove before he even goes home to see Nat. He’s been gone two days.
Hero
Ahh, I see. Okay, nay. One day away from Nora, and I can't take it.
Beck
Same. A couple of hours away from Calla and I’m (Simon, skip ahead so you don’t read something dirty about your sister) ready to strip her down and refuse to leave our bed for weeks.
Simon
*insert middle finger emoji*
But yeah, okay, I do find this odd. How does Natalie feel?
Tobias
I don’t know. That’s a weird question to ask her. She’d probably have a lot of follow-up questions I don’t have answers to.
Graham
Nay for me too.
“Writing a book on your phone?” Griffin’s voice pulls me from the screen. I close the thread quickly and set it face down.
“Something like that.” I smile.
He sighs heavily as if he would rather be anywhere else in the world. He even stands at the end of the table like he’s going to change his mind. After an awkward minute, he shrugs off his coat and sits across from me.
“What’s up?” he asks.
Shit. I made the effort and set up the time, but did I plan what we would actually talk about? Nope.
“Same old, same old. How was your flight?”
Yeah, that’s a good, safe question.
“Is that really what you want to ask me?”
“Yes?”
His brow peaks.
“Look, I’ll be honest. Natalie asked me to make an effort. You mean a lot to her, and she means a lot to me, so here I am. Let’s give our girl some peace of mind and find a common ground.”
