Ashley POV

Fear crept into his voice at the end of his sentence. I tried to give him a reassuring smile, but Jayden didn't look up, his face slowly stiffening into a rigid line. Knowing that I simply couldn't follow my instinct to do more to comfort him more closely, with touch or closeness, I braced myself in my seat. I was just about to make a joke when my cell phone vibrated in the pocket of my pajama pants.

It was Eva.

“What's up?” I asked as I answered the call, immediately drawing the attention of Jayden who was sitting near me.

“Ash... You won't even believe what I'm...