CIARA
My jaw dropped open.
Of all the things I had expected Riley to say, what I heard definitely wasn't on the list.
Surprise slammed into me. I had no idea what to say.
My original plan was to tease and rile her up with the audio Noah played to me in the car during the drive home.
But this announcement had successfully negated all of my plans. Because there was no fun in teasing her and making her uncomfortable if she already came to the decision to leave on her own, yeah?
Riley smiled at us when neither of us said anything. Even Noah was taken aback.
Guess we had gotten used to her constant, annoying presence that her sudden announcement left us in shock.
But the surprise did not last long. Noah recovered first, and he managed to mask his surprise into indifference.
