Chapter 8: Jamie
Jamie and Thad head up to their floor to change for dinner. In the elevator, they stand on opposite sides of the car, Thad staring at the floor and Jamie staring at his friend. Things have been a little awkward between them this afternoon, ever since…
“I’m sorry I walked in on you earlier,” Jamie says softly.
Thad half-shrugs like it’s nothing, but a thin color creeps into his cheeks. “It’s okay.”
“I knocked first,” Jamie reminds him. “You should’ve said something.”
“I didn’t know you had a key.”
Jamie digs the keycard out of his pocket. Rather, he digs two cards from his pocket and holds them both out to Thad. “I must’ve picked it up off your dresser by mistake. Do you know which one is yours?”
The cards look identical. White, nondescript, the hotel logo on one sid
