The tension was absolutely suffocating and it didn’t even help that Sinead left the room. A part of Tanis wanted to come clean to Avi, wanted to tell him what had went down, but she feared that that would cause an unsafe situation for Sinead and also what that would mean for her legal representation.<br/>It was too risky to even think about telling Avi the truth, but it was clear that he could tell that Tanis was on edge, so she felt like she had to say something.<br/>“I am fine,” she lied, looking down at her coffee to avoid looking at Avi. The tension was making her feel sick to her stomach, knowing that she had probably made a horrible mistake, that she also knew that she would make over and over again if she had the chance.<br/>“Guess I am just a little about the next court date coming up soon.”