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Ethan

Riley, of course, was no help. He sat there, quiet as ever, barely even looking at me now. He was probably as flustered as I was, but for entirely different reasons. What was going on in his head?

Ava didn’t stop though, clearly sensing the discomfort in the air. She leaned back into the couch, her eyes narrowing as she gave me a pointed look. “So, Ethan,” she started, clearly amused now, “when you two are… you know… doing the whole ‘fake’ thing, are you keeping things ‘fake’ in the bedroom too? Or are we all just pretending here?”

My cheeks went hot, and I could feel the words jumbling in my throat. “I… I don’t—” I choked, glancing at Riley, hoping he’d rescue me from this awkward mess.

Riley finally spoke up, his voice rougher than usual. “It’s complicated, Ava.”

That caught her attention. She turned to him, a smirk playing at the corners of her lips. “Oh, is it now? Complicated how? Is someone getting attached?”

Riley didn’t answer immediately. Instead, he rubbed th
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