Chapter 89

The weird atmosphere abated and return to the fact that this is the craziest scene of all time. There’s the return of awkward silence, and I have no clue what I’m even doing here anymore.

“Maybe I should leave you two alone,” I interject and make a move, but Arrick’s concealed grab on my hand stops me. I throw him a frown and see nothing in his expression. He looks completely deadpan, like he hasn’t just stopped me from getting up, and then he smiles at her across the top of me. I’m seriously confused by what he’s doing. I feel like one of those dumb kids in school who miss out on all the in-jokes the popular kids throw around and yet try to act like they know what the hell is going on.

“We should go, Natasha.” He smiles at her, suddenly making me feel sick, confusion written all over me. Natasha is instantly wary, like she thinks he is about to throw her out, and that tearful look she gets in her eye affects him because I spy that subtle jaw tension tell of his that he