"Probably not a whole lot," Jennifer admitted. "But that's fine by me."

She kept it at that and took another pull at her beer to cover the awkward silence, because anything more than that might earn scorn from Tess, at the very least. Something like, I just didn't think you should be alone right now. That wasn't a sentiment the other woman would look for coming from someone else, probably wouldn't appreciate.

God. What was I thinking, coming here?