Nicole got out of her bedroom very early the next morning, wanting to eavesdrop on Ben's conversation with Joan and Drake as they got ready to leave.
She had been awake listening for sounds to know when Joan and Drake would go to Ben's bedroom, and she had heard them when they opened their door and knocked on Ben's door a short moment later.
Standing outside Ben's bedroom now, she pressed her ears to the door and listened to the conversations going on inside.
As expected, they were talking about how glad they were that they had been able to pull off the act without being caught and were finally going home.
"I can't wait to see Bella. I've missed her so much," Ben said, and Joan smiled.
"Me too. I wonder what she would think about all of this," Joan said with a sigh.
"I don't think she would have agreed to come here in the first place," Ben said thoughtfully.
