Chapter 24

Aubrey

The rest of the afternoon was a bit...tense. After the whole hand holding thing at the grocery store Knox has kept his distance from me. He had such a wall around him it was so hard to tell what was going on in his head.

Jackson sat across from us in the living room and I just hoped he couldn't see the slight awkwardness between the two of us. Out of everyone Jackson would be the one to figure out Knox and I's relationship isn't real. Sometimes he was too perceptive.

"Did Aubrey show you around town today?" Jackson asked looking between Knox and I.

"She did. She said you guys have tons of events going on all week too."

"Oh yeah the Christmas festival." Jackson nodded. "Kind of a staple around here. Mom will probably make us go on the final night."

"No doubt she's volunteered at a booth or something."

"Typical mom." The two of us shook our heads. Every single year mom had to volunteer for something for the festival. Whether it be runnin