Chapter 210
- I ordered another drink, this time a mixer, and Christa and I sat in companionable silence while we waited. After it arrived, I decided it was time to ask the question that had been burning in my mind since I had interrupted the confrontation between Gage and Christa.
- “I have to ask, why did you defend me to Gage?”
- Christa inhaled sharply. “I didn’t think you heard that. How long were you listening, exactly?”