Chapter 43

The three of us took our time on the balcony, sitting out there for what felt like hours. Gemma clearly needed the time away from her Mom, and I was happy to oblige. We talked and laughed like we used to, like we had before all this drama started.

I couldn’t help but feel that Gemma was slowly drifting away from the two of us. I hated the feeling and wished I could suppress it but instead it remai