"Oh, Seth." Beside her Trey tensed. "What's up?"

"Can I see you for just a moment, please?" He looked at Trey. "Could you excuse us, please?"

Trey nodded but stood there, frowning, as Seth tugged her out of the lobby into a little hallway.

"What's up? Seth, this is just not a good time for me, as you can see."

He itched his voice low. "What's up is that Jonas has been trying to call you for more than an hour. Where were you? He's about to have a fit ...