Chapter 10Jack
As soon as we could hear Rey’s steps reach the top of the stairs, Sierra turned to me.
“What was that?”
I shrugged. “We went outside today.”
She gave me the patented “I’ve known you for years so don’t even try that” sigh and stare.
I looked at her, trying to convey how honest I was being while totally not being honest. “No, seriously.”
“Look, Jack,” she said, emphasizing my name. Not even she called me Jack. “Just spit it out.”
“There might be some infatuation going on.” I quickly raised my hands to stop her from speaking. “But it’ll pass. He’s seventeen, for God’s sake.”
Her gaze turned shrewd in a way that made my skin crawl. “Right. And it’s completely one-sided, right?”
“Sierra!” My jaw dropped. “Of course, it is! He’s a f*****g kid!”
Her expression gentled and
