sitting side by side, he watched her through the corner of his eye. not saying anything, simply watching, thinking, waiting. he wasn't sure for what. his mind had been racing since the story dropped. was the picture fake? it had to be. why wasn't it brought to the police first? what had they been talking about if it was real? there was one fact he was certain about. someone was hiding something, and it wasn't bronte. he knew her. he knew her heart and her soul and her very being. someone set her up, and he had his hunch about. "just tell me you didn't do it," he finally said. "i need to hear it to count it as your confession." a weak smile followed his words, his lame attempt at a joke. finally, he turned his head to look at her head on. kaz grabbed her hand and squeezed to remind her that he was on her side and always would be