"We can't go to that party," I tell Nova immediately Bri walks out.
"Why the f**k not?" She asks, shrugging a nonchalant shoulder.
"I don't think it's a good idea."
"You don't think it's a good idea or you don't want to be in the same room with Aycn?" She narrows her eyes at me playfully and I shake my head.
She will never stop teasing me about Aycn.
"It's not about him, Nova."
"Come on, BFF, I think we are already past that."
"It's really not about him," I say emphatically. "I don't even know if he is going to be there."
"But you hope he'll be there, right?"
Do I?
"Doesn't matter, he will be occupied obviously," I say, shrugging my shoulders and I feel the familiar twinge of jealousy when I picture Lyra sitting on Aycn's lap.
"Do you smell that?" Nova asks, sniffing aroun
