Page 141 of No Need to Run
“Probably?” she repeats. “Drew, Ineedto meet this kitten.”
“That feels dramatic.”
“It’s not dramatic. It’s necessary.”
Sebastian leans against the counter, watching this unfold. “What’s her name?”
I hesitate for a second before answering. “Luna.”
Ivy melts. “Oh, I love that.”
Sebastian nods once. “Good name.”
I tense at the way he’s staring at me.
“So you and your non-girlfriend named her together?”
I scratch the back of my neck. Pretty sure I’m getting hives again.
“It was a joint endeavor,” I say carefully.
“Wait...” Ivy steps closer, studying me like a specimen beneath a microscope. I don’t like the way she’s looking at me. At all.
“When did this happen? Because you didn’t find this kitten before we went to bed.” She waves a hand. “And there’s no sign of Violet.”
She’s too smart for her own good.
“You went to bed before us,” Sebastian says.
Fuck.
Of course he has to bring that up.
I nod. “Yeah.”
“So that means,” Ivy claps her hands together. “Violet came over after we went to bed.”
I frantically shake my head. “No. That’s not what it means.”
“Really?” Sebastian folds his arms over his chest. “Enlighten us.”
I glare at him. “I couldn’t sleep?—”
“Probably because he knew Violet was sneaking over.”
“I didn’t invite her.”
Sebastian pulls Ivy against his side. “I don’t believe that. What do you think, wife?”
She beams at him, then at me. “Not at all. Drew was living a teenage dream last night.”
I pinch the bridge of my nose. “I was not. It was purely accidental.”
“How does someone accidentally sneak over?” Sebastian asks.
Ivy stares up at him. “Seriously?”
I take a gulp of my coffee and burn my mouth.
