chapter 7(4)

Wait, why do I feel like Derrick is laying out the story of his life for a specific reason? I lean against the counter, tilt my head and cross my arms in front of my chest. “Is that why you were asking about Jonah?” I ask him. He chuckles and nods. “Yes, I overheard you talking to Andrei earlier. I didn’t mean to eavesdrop,” he apologizes as he flips another pancake in the pan and reaches for the mug to take a sip of his coffee. “Andrei showed you Jonah's father's card, I noticed you got upset about that,” Derrick adds. I nod, wondering where exactly he is going with this conversation. “It’s not selfish,” he stresses. My eyebrows pinch and I look at Derrick as if he just grew another head. The thing is that I never mentioned anything about why that ID card upset me, so it can’t be that he knows. “What?” Derrick shrugs. “You said it was selfish, and it was nothing. I know you meant you hoped he didn’t have a family because you were hoping he could stay. It’s not selfish to be willing to