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Chapter 26

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Chapter 26

Lily returned just as Carmela exhaled, trying to push down the whirlwind of emotions Lucas had left behind. She stopped in front of her, eyes gleaming with curiosity.

“What was that?” Lily asked, crossing her arms with a teasing smirk.

Carmela sighed, shaking her head. “Nothing.”

Lily raised an eyebrow. “Nothing? You and your handsome high school sweetheart just had a moment, and you’re telling me it was nothing?”

Carmela rolled her eyes, turning back to the bookshelf. “It wasn’t a moment, Lily. We were just catching up.”

Lily scoffed. “Uh-huh. Catching up? That man was looking at you like you were the last piece of chocolate on Earth.”

Carmela groaned. “You’re being dramatic.”

Lily grinned. “And you’re avoiding the topic.”

Carmela glanced at her friend, hesitating for a moment before finally admitting, “He asked me out.”

Lily gasped, clutching her chest like she was about to faint. “And? What did you say?”

“I told him no,” Carmela said simply.

Lily’s mouth dropped open. “Y
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