Chapter 200

Mason looked at her with sympathy. “You don’t have to,” he murmured. “Come on,” Barry said, shouldering Mason. “It’s just lunch.” “It’s not the lunch I’m opposed to, but the company. Do you really want to subject Lisa to the rest of our friends?” Becky laughed. “Cassie and I’ll protect her from Declan and Jonathon.” Lisa surprised herself by saying, “Okay, sure.” Becky grinned triumphantly. “Excellent. You won’t mind driving her will you Mason? We would, but Abby’s car seat takes up so much space…” Mason exhaled a long-suffering sigh. “Of course not,” he said, placing a hand on the small of Lisa’s back and opening his other hand out to indicate they should be going. Lisa allowed herself to be swept along, not quite sure as to what exactly she had gotten herself into. Mason seemed unhappy with her presence, his jaw hard and the chords of his neck sticking out as he ground his teeth. “I don’t have to come,” she said softly as they walked down the stairs behind his friends. “I don’t want