Chapter 57

“Go where?”

“Back to Charlotte.”

A couple of women regarded his brother with interest.

“The city,” Alex clarified, and their interest waned. “I’m not going anywhere.”

They pointedly turned away to resume their conversation, so Alex decided to cut his losses. He turned to Ran, to find his brother almost out of the cafeteria.

“Wait a second!” Alex had to scramble to catch up with him. “You can’t just leave without telling the parents you’re going. I’mnot explaining your absence. And besides, there’s more I want to talk to you about.”

“You haven’t sorted out my love life enough?” The corners of his brother’s eyes crinkled in a smile that had been missing for too long. “All right, let’s go up to Dad’s room so I can say goodbye, but then I have to get to my hotel.”

“I’ll go with you.”