“Hey Livvy” Noah is approaching from across the office, making me instantly dread talking to him.
He has been constantly checking in on me since our fall-out the previous night. Wanting to apologize every few minutes. Even sending flowers to Summer’s house. Suck up. He knew he had over-reacted. But he seemed to have backed off in the office. That was something. Perhaps he had listened to the words Gio had said.
I nodded in his direction, quickly focusing again on my computer screen, and the work I had been editing for a contract Eli had asked me to review for him. But Noah continues to walk to my desk, pulling a nearby chair up, and sitting down.
“You okay, sis?” he smiles, his face looking like he was trying far too hard to be welcoming and warm.
I look up. His blue eyes are regard
