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Guilt twisted in my stomach.

Only know my watches because I was forced to learn which ones were the most valuable.

Then told to take them if I ever came across one in the wild, not that I ever saw one that pricey.

When I looked back over at Andrew, he had a sad expression on his face.

His eyelashes were downcast, framing his beautiful, brown doe eyes.

“What’s with you?” I asked. “We’re at the fanciest place in Tennessee and you look like somebody just stole your ice cream cone.”

“Because I can tell you’re uncomfortable. And I hate that,” he said.

I lifted my eyebrows. “What? Nah. I’m fine.”

He shook his head a little, those pretty dark lashes flicking up and down as he looked me over.

“I can tell, Gray.”

A small little pit of hot shame was at the center of my chest.

Sometimes I thought I’d gotten good at hiding my true feelings. I’d always been the kind of person to wear masks, put up walls, and hide how I really felt about anything and everything.

Do you see through that, Peachel?

And why does that make me feel like you have me pinned up against a wall?

The jazz band finished a song and people clapped politely as they milled around the ballroom. As they started up another song, I nodded over toward the bar.

“Want a drink?”

I went up to the bar and Andrew followed after me. The crowd was thick, and we had to wait a few minutes before one of the staff came over and helped us out.

“Whiskey ginger,” Andrew said.

“Just a black coffee for me,” I told him.

“Not going to drink at all?”

I squeezed his hip. “Going to drive your ass home later tonight.”

As I downed the first sip of my coffee I tried to re-center myself.

It’s one party. One big, formal party.

Just because I don’t belong doesn’t mean I can’t blend in for one night.

Do it for Peachel.

So why couldn’t I shake the feeling that something very bad might happen tonight?

CHAPTER 15

ANDREW

“Nobody does karaoke at a fancy party like this,” I told Luke.

He was standing across the tall table. Gray was at my side and Luke was across from us, trying to convince us to try singing on stage.