I leaned back against the wall, panting but nowhere near as hard as I normally did. XXX No, she was trying to concentrate and if I texted her, she’d feel obligated to text back and then we’d start a conversation and she wouldn’t get back to her book…
Being responsible is such a cock-block. “She’s a hero,” I said to Kayla, “She was the one who alerted me.”
“Good girl, Tori,” Kayla said in a small voice, still holding onto me. I didn’t say anything. “I’m not ready to rule on this just yet,” he said, standing up, “I have to talk to your mother.”
“Dad—”
He held up a hand. Kayla and I quickly let go of each other’s hand. I blinked. Yes, but very sweet as well. “Jack—”
“If you’re going to punish them, you’ll have to punish me too. She opened the door on the second knock.
