NEXT WEEKEND

MARCELINE'S HOME

POV MARCELINE

Before I knew it, a week had come and gone. Grey kept his promise and had a new window delivered within a few days. This time I did tell my parents that Grey was the one who bought us a new window. My mother was quite angry at first, but I made up a lie that Grey cared so deeply about this shop that he couldn't bear it being damaged.

I wasn't sure if she bought my lie, but she stopped angrily mumbling around the house after. ...