Riley’s PovI slide into a booth at the campus cafe with my new friends Lila and Ethan flanking me like lost puppies. Lila is already tearing into a bag of chips, her dark curls bouncing as she talks animatedly. Ethan just watches me, chin propped on his fist, way too attentive.“So you’re telling me you transferred mid-semester from where again?” Lila asks, throwing a chip into her mouth.“ coast.” I shrug, picking at my salad. “My mom got remarried.”Ethan grins. “Lucky us.”I laugh . Since stepping into that mansion, I’m been not calculating my every breath.Lila leans in. “Okay, but real talk. Calridge parties are insane. You have to come to the next one. Ethan’s DJ roommate owes me a favor.”“I’m not really—”“Please,” Ethan cuts in, his voice warm. “You have the kind of smile that should be illegal in public.”Heat creeps up my neck as I duck my head, stabbing a tomato. He’s sweet.The kind of guy who says everything he means.Lila snorts. “Cool down, boy. She’s still new.”I re
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