As they drove home from the water theme park, Chase was awfully quiet, his eyes fixed on the road ahead. Ariel noticed the silence and couldn't help but wonder what was wrong. She glanced over at Chase, trying to read his expression, but his face was a mask of calmness.
Ariel's mind wandered back to when Chase had taken Sky to the bathroom. She had noticed that he had taken a long time to come back, and she had wondered what was keeping him. But when Sky had obliviously told her that his father was coming, she hadn't thought much of it.
Now, as they drove in silence, Ariel's curiosity got the better of her.
“Hey, is everything okay?" she asked, trying to sound casual.
Chase side-eyed her, his expression unreadable. He sighed, his shoulders sagging slightly.
“Yeah, everything's fine,
