Tynan walked toward the door, stopped, and then turned toward me. He had a curious look on his face, a strange mixture of happy and apprehensive. I was intrigued.

“Your friend, Jessa?” he began and then paused. He shook his head as if he was telling himself no but I wasn’t going to drop it. I was too invested.

“Yes?” I said sweetly with a smile. I tried to be cool and not ruin anything but my smile was giving me away. I couldn’t help ...