“It’s all perfectly fine. I already have all the musicians I want, and the recording is coming together nicely.”
“Are you having money issues? You know Grandma left some for you, if you need it for college or anything.”
“It’s not that.”
“But it’ssomething.”
Shit.
“Did anything happen last night?” she pressed.
The guys got up and not-so-subtly ran away with their plates and glasses toward the kitchen. They were all still in the same room, but with the distance they put between them, it wasobvious they knew as well as Noah that there was no way out of this.
“So?” Trine clasped her hands on the table.
I swear this woman could be a fucking detective.
“It’s nothing. We just saw Kaj last night.”
“Nothing,” she repeated. “You saw Kaj, and it’s nothing.” Her tone was charged with disbelief. Of course. While Noah hadn’t told her the reason they’d broken up at first, several months later, she had used her witchery and got the truth. Part of it at least—that Kaj had cheated on him, just not with whom. Still upset about it, he couldn’t tell her what he’d really seen that day. “And how’s he doing?”
“Do you seriously think I’d talk to him?”
“Why not?It’s nothing.”
Noah narrowed his eyes at her. He wished she were made of paper right now so he could rip her smug expression into so many little pieces he’d end up with face confetti.
“I don’t wanna talk about it.” He crossed his arms and reclined on the back of the chair.
“Guys, can you leave us a minute?”
“Sure, I need to smoke, anyway,” Theo said, pulling a pack of tobacco from his cargo pants.
“Since when are you smoking?” she asked in a scolding tone.
“Not the important thing right now.” He pointed at Noah before following Val through the back door that led to the small terrace behind the house.
Traitors.I hope they freeze.Though, they wouldn’t, Trine had one of those outdoor heaters.
“We’ll talk about it later!” she said, loud enough for him to hear before they closed the door. “Okay, now, what is going on, Noah?”
“Nothing. I swear. We saw Kaj last night. That’s all.”
“But you’re clearly shaken…”
“It affected me more than I expected after so long, but it was probably because he was with Mads.”
“Who?”
“Just a guy from school.”
“I see…”
“But it’s nothing. I promise.”
“You keep repeating that. Who are you trying to convince?”
Noah sighed, leaning his elbows on the table and rubbing his face. “It was a shock, okay? He’s the last person I expected to see there, and that he’s dating someone I know didn’t make it any easier.”
