We stopped by a local restaurant where I joined Carl for a breakfast I would have willingly skipped had I not been so damn hungry. It annoyed me to hell how normal he could act, like everything was in place when we both knew it wasn't.
I was about to sit opposite him when he looked up at me and nodded to the seat next to him.
"Why would I sit next to you when the entire table is empty?" I asked, drawing back the seat.
He nodded without another word, and it unnerved me. He was never the type to just let things go, and I found myself reluctantly dragging my feet to sit beside him.
"Brilliant choice," he said as I sat down, then leaned backwards and pushed his hand through his hair. His black hair skimmed his fingers, and he gave a small sigh.
"I don't believe the CEO of Gems has anythin
