“Okay,” she murmured softly.
The calm obedience in that simple word caused something deep in my chest to tighten.
Only when Allison shifted her gaze and finally noticed me standing there did the atmosphere change.
Her expression collapsed in an instant.
“Evan?” she stammered. “What are you doing here?”
At the sound of my name, Meredith slowly raised her head.
When her eyes met mine, relief was not the first emotion that appeared.
It was uncertainty.
Almost fear.
“Evan?” she whispered carefully.
