“Thanks,” I managed to say. “I’ll be down in a minute.”
Tittering came from the phone. “I wish I could see your face right now.”
“No, you don’t. Because the next time you see me, I’m going to hold you down and sing the entire Les Misérables soundtrack to you.”
Violet gasped. “You wouldn’t.”
“Oh, I would. See you soon.” I smirked to myself as I hung up.
It took me a few minutes to get up the courage to face Iian. But if he had overheard what I’d said to Violet, he was too polite to let on.
Lunch was a club sandwich with a side of fruit salad from a restaurant I’d never heard of. Kerr told me it was a place they ordered from often and the food was great. I was relieved to see they’d gotten sandwiches for all of us and I wouldn’t have to eat alone while they watched.
They were surprisi
