CONNOR
I don't know how long I stood there, staring at my mate — certainly long enough to worry her, because I saw her expression change from amused to confused.
“Connor?” Lily called, waving her hand in front of my eyes. “Babe, are you okay?”
Slowly, I nodded – even though I still felt dazed. “I mean, the world has just turned upside down, but...”
“You're so melodramatic,” she snorted, rolling her eyes and hiding a smirk.
“Dramatic? Me? I'm not the one who dropped this bombshell!” I exclaimed — though without raising my voice, to avoid waking Evan up. “I'm sorry if, after weeks of everyone suggesting you to at least try a round of therapy and you shooting it down each time as if it was some kind of personal insult, I'm daring to react to news like this!”
Lily chuckled. “I wasn’t tha
