“I don’t—She doesn’t…” I scrub a hand down my face. “She wasn’t there before. I fell asleep…” Karmine drowns out my words with her full-body laugh. After several long seconds, she finally takes a breath, and I level her with a bored look. “You done?” She brushes a tear away from her eye. “Christ, Hans. You can’t just Goldilocks this girl and expect a happily ever after.”
