Chapter 68

Luca was waiting in the street when Tav came out, but he offered no smile, no hug, and definitely no bachi or whatever. He pretty much shouldered his bag and started walking, leaving Tav to fall into step and scowl at the back of his head. Fine. If Luca wanted to be a bitch when Tav was fucking right, let him.

Aaron joining them eased a little bit of the tension, as Aaron played oblivious and just talked theatre with Luca, and then Tav was abandoned by the gates when he ran into Daniel.

“What’s up with you and your, um, Luca?” Daniel asked warily, and Tav rolled his eyes.

“He’s being a fucking idiot.”

“About…?”

“Collins.”

“Oh. Did you, uh. Fight?”

“Me an’ Luca, yeah,” Tav said grumpily, and Daniel shifted on his feet uneasily.

“Well, uh, you know. He’ll get over it,” Daniel attempted, then hastily changed the subject. “I haven’t done Miss Corey’s essay.”