Chapter 28 - Malia & Giovanni (3)

We head over to the park across the street and take a seat on an empty bench where she finally calms down. "Okay, I'm serious now. What's so bad about falling for him?" she asks.

I draw my knees up and sit cross-legged on the bench, thinking about Giovanni and his stupid handsome smirk once again. "I can't."

"Why can't you?"

"Because…"

"Because?"

"Because we're not from the same world, Hedy. And we both agreed this is only casual. He doesn't do relationships and if I fall for him, that would complicate things. And then there's that woman from last night who said she's pregnant and that he might be the father."