FORTY-EIGHT
 
 RAVEN
 
 I glanced around,all covert-like before I tapped a message on my phone.
 
 Me
 
 This is a 9-1-1. I’m in dire need of my bestie.
 
 I mean, I needed to tellsomeone, and she was the only one I could really trust, and really, she was the only one I wanted to tell. The one who just got me in every way.
 
 And I really, really needed to squeal about this.
 
 Her response was almost instant.
 
 Charleigh
 
 Are you in trouble?
 
 My fingers flew across the screen.
 
 Me
 
 If you mean am I in trouble because of a six-foot-five hunk of a man, then absolutely yes.
 
 Charleigh
 
 Oh crap. You’re definitely in big, big trouble.
 
 Me
 
 Oh, it’s big, all right.
 
 I could almost hear her splutter from across the miles.
 
 Charleigh
 
 I did notneed the vision.
 
 Me
 
 Karma, baby ;)
 
 Charleigh
 
 You’re cruel…and also lucky River isn’t standing over my shoulder.
 
 Me
 
 Like I don’t trust you to keep all our conversations in confidence.
 
 Charleigh
 
 True. But this one is…delicate.
 
 I took in a deep breath.
 
 Me