Helanie:
"Why didn't you tell us this before?" Norman had been so shocked that he was unable to make any comments and had called his mother in for an emergency meeting. I had kept the news to myself too. I just wasn't sure how to tell Norman this. I understood what he might be going through. He finally found a mate, maybe, but just like his heartbeats, his mate wasn't his only either.
I was silent too. My body was almost numb, just going with the flow at this point.
"What's going on? What is this emergency meeting for?" Kaye hadn't acted the same way since that day. Maybe he had been too emotional in the moment back then.
He came and sat with us in Norman's office, still avoiding meeting my gaze.
"And everyone's already here," Emmet entered next, looking sleepless and rubbing his temples as he sat down.
"Are you doing okay? You've really been keeping to yourself these days," Kaye said to Emmet, who sighed.
