BROOKSI was half-bent over my bag, fingers frantically digging for my lip gloss, when I heard someone call my name.“Brooks.”I looked up, squinting against the morning sun, and there he was.Zade.Leaning against a sleek, black sports car like he was born to be in a moody indie film. Dressed in his signature all black, sunglasses perched on his face in a simple swag.A small smile tugged at the corner of his lips.“Looking for treasure in there?” he asked, nodding at my bag.“Lip gloss, actually,” I huffed. “But treasure would be nice too.” I joked back and he gave a soft chuckle, pushed off the car, and opened the passenger door. “Come on,” he nodded towards the car. “I’ll drive you.”I blinked. “Wait, what?”“To work,” he said, like it was obvious. “You do still have a job, right?”My lips twitched. “Unfortunately.”I glanced behind me toward the driveway, half-expecting Stephan’s car to still be parked, but no surprise, it was gone. Again. He’d probably seen me coming down the
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