Chapter 43

“What?”

“The play. You and Aaron. You’re not going to turn him.”

“Uh, duh. His girlfriend news to you?”

Tav snorted. “You can’t turn someone with one kiss.”

“You get too much water in your brain?”

“It’s just one kiss, right?”

“One proper one, yeah. You’re still thinking about that?”

Tav scrunched up his face. “It’s just…Aaron’s sister was flirting with you at the pool today.”

Luca groaned. The sound reverberated against Tav’s chest. “Awkward much? She’s, like, thirteen, that was weird.”

“Yeah but…that didn’t bother me. Whereas you kissing Aaron…”

“They’re the same level of nothingness.”

“Yeah, but. You know. That rehearsal…you really planted one on him!”

“Well, yeah, that’s what I’m meant to do. It’s a play about kissing, Tav. I’m not meant to kiss him like he’s my nonna.”

Tav shrugged and dragged his fingers through those thick curls again. They were still damp from the pool, and smelled like chlorine. “Yeah. S’pose.”