“Sure,” I answer and press the buzzer, knowing I have no choice. I’m still trying to figure things out with her at the same time as I figure things out with Sophs. The last thing any of us need right now, well, me is tears and drama when my head is already struggling to function as it is. If I tell her she can’t come up, she won’t leave, and if I go with her, Sophie will get upset and probably never talk to me again. I can’t win in this.

I take a deep breath to calm the ...