[Carson POV]
"You took a long time." Gabby said as soon as I got back from the restroom. "I almost thought you bailed."
"Gabby." Mom scolded lightly.
Gabby rolled her eyes.
"I saw Jake outside the restrooms." I said honestly, stopping a would-be argument between Mom and my 15-year-old sister. The two of them can make something out of nothing and just make this night even more miserable than it already is.
Gabby scrunched up her nose in dismay and looked away.
Mom was more impassive. "Oh."
Only my youngest sister, Makenna, had something to say. "Is he mad at us too?" At 14, Makenna was a little bit childish and innocent. Until our father had a falling out with our cousin. Now she was constantly concerned about feelings.
I tapped the table, thinking how to answer her. "I'm not sure." It's not like he knew us, so how could he be mad at us? But...he was closer to Jeremy now.
