Chapter 40

Grayson drives me home to gather an overnight bag. Thankfully he respects my wishes and stays in the car while I quickly gathered my things. I throw in a random outfit and stuff toiletries into a small bag to take with me. I barely pay attention to what I'm grabbing, too nervous about making him wait too long in the car. I walk downstairs with the bag slung over my shoulder, and I scream "I'm staying with a friend tonight, Mom!" I almost escape, but my mom peeks her head around the corner with Evie slung on her hip. My mom is wearing an apron with a bikini on it- her favorite one- and Evie is wearing a cute butterfly dress as she holds her stuffed bunny close to her. "Who's house?" my mom asks. She's purely asking out of curiosity, but I'm a little nervous to admit where I'm going. I could curb the truth and tell her I'm staying at Cooper's, but I decide that being completely honest is the best route. "Um, I'm gonna stay at Grayson's tonight." I bite my lip and look down at the tiled f