I dropped my gaze. Somewhere between the conversation and my own panic, my fingers had twisted together so tightly I hadn’t even noticed. I jerked them apart too fast, too big a motion—and it caught Sean’s attention.

The second he looked over, I dodged his eyes in a rush. “I… I need to use the restroom.”

I blurted it out and shot to my feet.

Talia followed behind me, helplessly resigned.

Behind us, Sean’s eyes held a smile as ...