After One Night
I asked, but he shrugged, and immediately I got the memo.
I stood without waiting for an answer and made my way to the center so everyone could see me. “Listen up, everyone. I don’t know what may have gone down while I was away, but please, I’m back, and we can’t keep pushing each other away.” I turned to Jordan, who had been playing with Andrea. “Jordan Denver, is there anything you have to say to John and everyone?”
His body stiffened up when I called him, but eventually, he joined me where I stood. “You’re right, Jess. I do have something to say.” He cleared his throat, and I stepped away, letting the attention fall entirely on him.