“I—I’m not—” Ciara stuttered and then she looked at Scott, asking for help.

Scott clasped his hands as he looked at Ciara’s parents. “She’ll be home with me.”

Dendra’s cheerful face turned to disappointment while Rai didn’t say anything.

“Are you sure?” asked Dendra. “Weren’t you looking for us to… live with us again?”

To be honest, Ciara had never considered that one bit.

“I….”

“Stay for one night here,” asked Rai. “I hear your car is broken. We’ll fix it. It’s impossible to go home in a wrecked car, right?”

It was an offer Ciara couldn’t just refuse. Scott must have considered that, too. She felt Scott’s hand squeeze...