We pull up to my house in under ten minutes and I quickly unbuckle my seatbelt and get out of the car. Christopher follows closely and before I make it to the front door my mom opens it for me.

"Hey, mom," I say. She gives me a grateful smile and opens the door even wider to allow me to enter. When she sees Christopher, her smile only seems to grow. Evie begins to cry again, so my mom tells us that she's going to check on her and leaves the two of us alone on the front porch.

"So... I had fun tonight," I say shyly, my voice almost...