I drag my gaze back to the TV.
Stuck in a snowstorm with Tinker…
I’m in trouble.
And I don’t know if I mind.
CHAPTER 17
Alexis
My phone buzzes.
Mason.
I grab it this time without hesitating and stand. “I’m gonna take this,” I say, heading toward the kitchen. I don’t look back. I already know Dex is watching.
I answer.
“Mase.”
“You’re late,” he says immediately.
No hello. No buildup.
I smile despite myself. “Hi to you too.”
“You didn’t call this morning.”
“I’ve been busy.”
“With what?” he asks. “Because last time I checked, Wyoming was buried under snow.”
“It is,” I say. “That’s kind of the problem.”
“Mm.”
That’s all he says, but I know that tone. He’s clocking something.
“Let me see you,” he adds.
I switch to video. His face appears, messy hair, hoodie, that same familiar look that says he’s already trying to figure me out.
“You look… calm,” he says.
“Should I be panicking?”
“You?” he scoffs. “Yes.”
I roll my eyes. “I’m inside, Groot. I’m fine.”
“Where?”
“At home.”
The lie comes easier than I’d like. Too easy, like it doesn’t catch anywhere on the way out.
He tilts his head slightly. “Are you alone?”
