Chapter Thirty
Awkward. That’s the only way to describe this movie night. I’m sandwiched between Adam and Hugo, Salima is on Adam’s other side, and Allegra on Hugo’s. Adam’s got his arms crossed tightly over his chest, as if trying to avoid physical contact with the girls on either side of him, and Allegra’s leaning all over Hugo, who’s now leaning on me as he tries to put some space between the two of them. All five of us are pretending to be fully engrossed in the chick flick Allegra picked out, which—oh, fabulous—is about to move into a s*x scene I TOTALLY forgot about when I agreed to this movie.
“More popcorn?” I blurt out, jumping to my feet just as Adam leans forward and says, “Another drink, anyone?”
I meet his eyes for a second before he looks away, and I have to work hard not
