"Hey, are you home?" Dom asked as soon as the line got connected.

"Yeah, what's up?" I kept the phone pressed against my ear using my shoulder as I continued to type up my assignment into my laptop.

"Can you step out for a bit? I need to talk to you about something." Dom said.

"Oh and try to keep it from Casey." He added after a second. I looked at Casey's sleeping form on the bed beside mine.

"She's fast asleep, don't worry." I answered, looking back at the dimly lit ...