Ryan knocked on the door one more time. He was torn between his cousin and his best friend. When Laurence asked if he could come along after their practice, he wanted to discourage him because he knew Milly would be upset if he brought him unannounced. But he couldn't deny that chance to his friend. So he lifted his shoulders nonchalantly and that was the only signal Laurence was waiting. Of course, as expected, they crashed the rather "all-girl" swimming party his cousin had arranged with her friends, resulting in Amelia walking out of the pool house and hiding herself behind the closed doors of her bedroom.
"Mil, come on. I'm not siding with anyone here, okay? I just... I'm just giving both of you a chance to talk it out, whatever this is you're facing together."
Ryan softened his tone
