Playing the Part

She turned toward Colin with mock sympathy. “Tough crowd, huh? Not even a footnote in the kid’s birthday memoir.”

Then, back to Leo, she intertwined her fingers again. “And to think we’re this close. I’m wounded you didn’t tell me about the mysterious grocery guy.”

Lyra reached over and gently tilted Kira’s phone toward her, clearing her throat softly.

“Leo, that’s not polite. No matter what, yo