Aiden slowly covered the space between himself and Alina, confusion written all over his face. She had been smiling at him for the past two minutes without explaining anything, and he was beginning to feel lost.

"Won’t you give me at least a hint?" he asked.

Alina placed both hands on his shoulders, looking him right in the eyes.

"You," she said gently, "you are going to spend time with Jesse tonight. While I go to Lorraine’s place, you’ll go to his."

Aiden blinked. ...