When I got back to my senses, forcefully ignoring the heaviness in my chest, I realised my hand was still under Jay's, which made me turn my eyes to him questioningly.
"Are you alright?" He asked me in a murmur when Rebecca was too busy opening all the dishes in front of her, and Caleb was busy staring at her with a half pissed and half amused expression.
"Yeah... why?" I tried sounding casual as I raised my shoulders in an effortless shrug, gently pulling my hand away from underneath his.
He took his hand away from where it was on the table too. "You look really uncomfortable."
"I am uncomfortable." I answered, not even trying to deny what was so obvious. My shoulders were tense and my breathing calculated and even, and the smile I wore on my face was the much practiced one that I oft
