Xavier my Nemesis!
“Hello, Mom.”
Xavier walked over to our table and hugged his mother briefly.
“Hey, darling. This is such a pleasant surprise,” she said warmly.
“Except it’s not,” he muttered under his breath as he turned slightly toward me.
I caught it.
Low, sharp, and directed at me.
I sank a little deeper into my chair, my fingers tightening around my wrist. I didn’t understand why he was angry. I hadn’t even said anything yet.
“Darling, meet Ava, Sydney’s best friend,” his mother said, cutting through the tension I could feel building between us.
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