“Do you think that anyone noticed?” I ask Seth as I take out my earrings.
“If they did, they didn’t say anything,” he tells me, trying his best to calm my fears. “Surely Lily realized, but I looked and she didn’t make any kind of face if she did. I think everyone just thought it was the candles. Rob’s jokes helped distract everyone.”
I feel some relief at that. I was so shocked when it happened that I froze. I don’t know if Robbie realized something was wrong or not, but my brother was there to jump right in, pulling the attention on himself.
“Robbie probably realized,” I say softly, feeling the tears rise. “He’d never hurt her, though. No one that was here would.”
Seth nods to me and wraps his arms around me tightly. “I’m sure it’s fine, love. Let’s get you in bed. I think I
