LAKE

She was pissed off. She was upset and sad, and now I pissed her off. I couldn’t do anything right, and now she walked out of the room.

I exhaled a long breath as I typed a text message.

LAKE: I can’t tell her. Her Nana found out about us and was mad at her. She’s so broke right now.

I saw the message bubbling.

LINDEN: Maybe that’s a good thing.

LAKE: How is it a good thing? What if she finds it out from someone else and confronts me? She will think I keep the truth about her father on purpose.

LINDEN: Telling her the truth about her...