Chapter 34

• Mrs. MacFarland, Shannon’s mother, cleared her throat, and thankfully, that was enough to douse the heat that Tommy was stoking between us.
• “Where’s Jolene? She did say she would bring Dylan, right?” Jared asked.
• “They’re probably just running. He’ll be here soon.” I gave his forearm a reassuring squeeze. But that was a lie, wasn’t it? Jolene had RSVP’d, but I had no idea if she was running late or had decided not to attend.