ARIA
We break eye contact nonetheless and I do my best to ignore him and act like I haven't seen him.
By the goddess. I'm so tired of playing these games.
"Have you ever been to one of these?" Luca asks from behind me.
"No. My uncle and I normally just stay inside. We go out to eat occasionally, but that's where it ends."
"Why?"
I shrug. "I just like to stay indoors. It's not something I've ever really thought about."
My answers are all clipped and it's just because of how tense I feel. Ryder's eyes don't leave me once and it's starting to feel daunting. The fact that I've been having strange dreams with him doesn't make things any better.
The girls laugh loudly at something one of his teammates says, drawing my attention briefly, but it's long enough for me to see Ryder look a
