Chapter 20

Nox

I couldn't help but stare as Charli dropped her purse, slipped out of her sandals, and walked to the table. Lifting the silver dome from the tray, she asked, "I thought we said we weren't hungry?"

"Deloris obviously decided otherwise."

Her tired grin enticed me, pulling me toward her like a magnet. Watching her walk away with Edward Spencer affected me more than I would admit. The way he looked at her and at me, rubbed me the wrong way. I couldn't stand there another minute. I had to get out of the hospital. If I didn't, I would have done or said something.