I study Ben for a long moment, really paying attention to him for the first time in a long time. At my side, I can feel Daphne do the same. And as I watch I notice…
Well, I notice the way that he looks at Rafe. The way that he tilts his head back to look up at my brother, the way he laughs at Rafe’s joke – which is not very funny, to be honest – the way his eyes don’t leave him even as Luca begins to talk.
And my spine stiffens just a little bit as I realize…
But I glance at Daphne, wondering if she sees what I see, but not wanting to bring it up because, I mean, Ben’s never brought it up. And who am I to speculate on something that he might very well want to keep to himself?
But as I glance Daphne, I realize that she’s actually not looking at Ben at all. Instead, her eyes are fixed o
