ISABELLA “Hey, Carter,” I said sweetly, waving over at him from where I sat. Then he walked over, smiling a little wider than I had expected. He stopped in front of us, his storm colored eyes locking on mine like he was trying to read my every thought. “Hey Izzy. I didn’t think you’d actually come.” “I told you I would,” I shrugged, trying to act like my heart wasn’t beating like crazy, I almost thought it was going to explode. Carter sat beside us, close enough that our shoulders brushed. The heat from his body made me blink twice. Before I could think too hard about it, another guy walked up and took the empty stool next to Sarah. He was tall, kind of skinny, but he was good-looking with a mischievous grin and wild curls that made him look like he belonged in a surf magazine. He

