166 Chapter 166

Whatever discussion the bosses had been having came to a halt when we walked in. Cadence jumped out of the chair she'd been sitting at around a long boardroom-like meeting table and exclaimed, "HI! How are you guys?"

"Never better!" Brandon replied as Cadence hugged him and then stared at him for a second, like she was trying to figure out whether or not he was being sarcastic, before she turned to me.

Aaron had been standing at the far end of the table, but he came around to clasp Brandon's hand. "You feel different?"

"Nah, I've always been like this." Brandon looked down at himself as if to say he'd always been so awesome. Aaron shook his head at him and briefly rested his hand on my shoulder as a greeting. That was good enough for me. Hugging him still seemed awkward to me.