Dear EX
"I brought you so many presents! Sandals, wine, olive oil, dried pasta—wait, why are you so pale? Are you sick?"
"No! No, I'm totally fine," I lied quickly, forcing a huge smile. "Just... stayed up late studying!"
"Hey, little sister," Damien said, stepping up with a warm smile and giving me a quick one-armed hug. Then he turned to Roman, slapping his brother on the shoulder. "Look at you, showing up on time for once."
"I had a free morning," Roman said smoothly, his eyes sliding over to me for a brief second before returning to Damien. "Welcome back, bro."