Fay sat quietly beside Ace as he drove back to the house.
She didn't like to be a liar, but they were unfortunately things she had to do to keep life less complicated.
From the corner of her eyes, she stared at him, expecting to see a scowl on his face.
But he looked at the same time, and their eyes met.
"Are you okay?" He beat her to it.
"I'm fine. Are you?"
He shrugged, shaking his head from side to side. "It's whatever."
She sighed and closed her eyes. There was never just peace, and she was too exhausted trying to find it.
He caught the movement and relaxed. Things would be naturally weird, but he didn't want it to ruin the evening they had. By all indications, it had been a very productive night.
Connecting his music app to the dashboards Bluetooth, he began to play a tune.
