Clearing the Air

Vivienne’s POV

As soon as I saw Ruslan walking toward us, my heart clenched like it had been wound tight on a string. We hadn’t spoken since our argument that night and now I didn’t know what to expect.

“Hey,” he said to Nell, eyes finally moving away from me to Nell.

“Hi,” Nell replied shortly, her eyes moving to me.

Then he turned to me again. “Hey. Can we talk?”

Nell looked at me, waiting for