Chapter 143

Our eyes met through the mirror. His look shifted from surprise to a slight disgust, and without even bothering to say sorry, he slammed the door shut. Thankfully, this wasn’t my place. I’d already changed out of my pajamas early—after last time, when Jason walked in on me without a bra, I wasn't about to repeat that mess. Even if Eli clearly had issues with me, staying overnight at someone else's house meant I still had to be polite. After rinsing my mouth, I double-checked in the mirror that nothing was out of place and stepped out of the room. The living room and kitchen were empty. When I stepped outside, Henry was nowhere to be found. Only Eli was out front, watering plants like he was really into it. "Um—I dropped by kind of unexpectedly yesterday. If I made anyone uncomfortable, I’m—" Eli cut me off mid-sentence. “You already knew you weren’t welcome, but you still showed up? And now you’re pretending to be polite? Typical.” He plunked the watering can down on the flower rack an