Chapter 144

Jessica and Xavier spent a little more time with Dawson before they both left for work. The air between them was awkward because Dawson had teased them, saying he could smell love and claiming he was old enough to recognize it when he saw it.

Xavier offered to drive Jessica to work, even though the atmosphere was tense. The drive was quieter than one would expect.

“Your friend,” Xavier said out of the blue.

“My friend?” she asked, turning to him. She was glad he broke the silence. It was better for them to talk than to let the tension linger.

“Yeah, the one at the police station that time,” he said.

“You mean Emma?” she said. The name alone left a bitter aftertaste in her mouth, and she hated it. She had not seen what Emma did to her coming. She had always regarded her as a friend, so she wondered wh