RIVER

I had not expected Taylor to show up here; I had sent the message to him just because it had been something my dad forced me to do when I was young, and somehow it had been ingrained into my head. "Always tell others you live with when you are going to be out late so they don't worry." I didn't think that Taylor would have been worried about me staying out until eight pm.

I staggered to my feet and stared at the door. Taylor's eyes caught mine, and I saw the smirk that had been his ...