Friday. Home. Arlington, VA.
HALEY HAD GIVEN UP the pretense of being calm.
She was alone in the condo.
She could freak out all she wanted.
"I just want to know what's going on," she whined at her phone.
Lumen and Jennifer looked back at her from their squares on her screen.
"Have you considered talking to Merida about this?" Lumen asked.
"I talked to her last night, unofficially." Haley ran her fingers through her hair. She'd given up on keeping it pulled back an hour into this hell.
Jennifer laughed. "About that kiss, I bet."
Haley closed her eyes. "Do me a favor and pretend that didn't happen?"
"You know that's amping up your anxiety and stress right now, don't you?" Jennifer countered.
Haley drew in a deep breath. "Yes, thank you, Jenn. Right now, Zasha is what is most impor
