Can I ride you, Luca?....Craving my best friend’s brother
But Hannah’s hand was already on my arm, her fingers squeezing with a silent, desperate plea for moral support.
"We’d love to," Hannah said, her voice a fraction too high. "Emma? Mia? You guys are free, right?"
"Absolutely," Mia said, her voice dripping with a sarcasm so dry it was practically dehydrated. "I wouldn’t miss it for the world."
I couldn't speak. I just nodded, a puppet on Hannah’s strings, and followed the three of them out into the crisp Monday morning air.
The cafe was a sanctuary of dark wood, brass fixtures, and the rich, comforting scent of roasted beans. On any other day, I would have loved it here. I would have opened my laptop and lost myself in a chapter. But today, it
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