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She bit her lip, glancing from him to Jenner.

“It’s just the truth,” she whispered.

“No, it’s not. And you’ll cease talking about yourself like that. Now.”

What shocked her was that those words came from Jenner. Not Tobias.

Tobias grunted in approval, though.

What was this? Gang up on Immy?

She sniffled. “I should be able to talk about myself how I like.”

“Words can hurt, Immy,” Jenner said quietly. “And your mean words are hurting you. And they hurt me. So I don’t want to hear them coming out of your mouth. Understand me?”

Immy opened her mouth, but she had nothing to say to that. Her mean words did hurt.

She’d meant them to hurt her. But she never wanted to hurt anyone else.

“I’m sorry,” she whispered, feeling a tear drip down her cheek. “This entire night has just been a disaster.”

“Look at me, Immy,” Tobias pressed.

She glanced down at him and he lightly squeezed her hand. “You’ve got nothing to be embarrassed or upset about.”

“I made a fool of myself. I fainted just because I went outside. Who does that?”

“Why were you out there?” Tobias asked. “You know you’re not supposed to go outside at night on your own.”

Unicorn poop.

“Tell Tobias why you went outside, Immy,” Jenner ordered, squeezing her lightly.

Darn it. She really didn’t think she liked having them gang up on her.

“I was trying to find you. To apologize. I feel so terrible about what I said. I just wanted to find you so I could breathe properly again. I thought you must have gone out to the guest house so I walked outside. It felt like everything was closing in on me. And I fainted.”

“Cherry, why didn’t you just call me?” Tobias asked.

“Call you?” she asked, numbly.

“Uh-huh. You could have called me, then I’d have come back to you.”

“You would have?” she asked. “Even though I was a meanie-bo-beanie?”

Shoot. Why had she said that?

“I would come, no matter what,” he told her firmly.

Well. Heck.

“I didn’t really think of doing that.” She sounded like a complete idiot.

You are an idiot.

“I’m so sorry,” she added. “For what I said and for going outside when I know I’m not supposed to. I must have given you a fright.”

“You did,” Tobias replied without censure. “But look at me, Immy.”