Chapter 288

• Jessie, misunderstanding stood and smiled. "That sounds fun. Anyone else want to join us?" she asked. Alec and Erin stood, more than happy to keep the party going, but Blake still had Sandy to deal with and a party mess to clean up.
• The five left and drove to Dex's house. He showed them around to the back, using the side gate, while he went inside and saw that his dad was still up.
• "Hey," he said. His father looked up from the book he was reading.