Chapter 28

Luke glanced at the clock on his nightstand, and though he knew he would have to leave in around two hours to go pick Sofia up, he felt relaxed.

“You wanna stick around?” he asked, unsure if Jamie would say yes. “You could have dinner with us?”

Jamie went quiet, blinking like he was surprised. “Yeah? With Sofia?”

“She asked when she’d see you.”

“Aw.” Jamie smiled happily. “Yeah, I’d like that.”

“Alright, then.” Luke smiled back. “Wanna fool around some more? We could jump in the shower together?”

“Hell yeah.”

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Sofia had been watching the clock all day, eager for it to be home time.

When the bell rang and she got her jacket and bag, she skipped out the door with her friends to go look for their parents.

All the other kids were filing out of the school gates, with all of the parents and guardians hanging around outside, all so much taller than the kids and chatting as they waited.