The restless drone of cicadas was the only sound in the quiet night.
Sydney Sawyer had just liked Sebastian Lockwood's social media post when she received a message from him:
[Not asleep yet?]
[You're not asleep either, are you? Don't you have work tomorrow?]
[Can't sleep. I'm thinking of climbing the wall.]
[...]
Sydney Sawyer's heart, which had only just settled down, began to pound wildly again.
Sebastian Lockwood was indeed wide awake. He had just gotten off the phone with Donovan Sheridan.
Donovan had seen his post. As the first person to get the tea, he naturally knew this "kitten" wasn't an actual cat, so he'd texted him to ask:
What was with the "little kitten"? He accused him of being a flirt.
But instead of a text back, he got a phone call.
Donovan Sheridan thought Sebastian Lockwood was calling specifically to settle a score, but the man just came right out and asked:
"How do you date someone?"
'What the fuck?'
