Maya cornered me in my room the afternoon before Kai left, flopping onto my bed with the specific look she got when she'd been sitting on something and had finally run out of patience to keep sitting on it.
"Okay," she said. "So. Tonight's the night, right? His last night before Minnesota."
"It's just dinner with his mom, then he's coming by after."
"Uh-huh." She raised an eyebrow, entirely unconvinced by my careful neutrality. "Lila. It's the last night before he leaves for months. You've been official-ish for weeks now. I'm just saying, if you wanted tonight to be a little more than just dinner and a goodbye hug, I don't think anyone would blame you."
I felt my face go warm. "Maya."
"What? I'm not saying anything wild. Tyler and I have been together a long time now, and I know how t
