I felt the wall I kept around my heart crack a little more. Shit. “Feel free to come over anytime, guys,” I said, keeping my voice light. “It’ll annoy the crap out of Tara.” Chuckles ran around the table. We all got to work studying. I focused on my World Civ. for the first hour. I had moved on to Chemistry when I noticed Ethan shifting out of the corner of my eye, wincing. I looked up from my book and watched him trying to stretch his lower back while staying in his chair.
