Sienna
For a heartbeat, none of us moved.
Then the shadow stepped fully into the light — and my stomach dropped.
“Kendra?” I blurted out.
She stood at the doorway, arms crossed, her bag still slung over her shoulder. Her eyes flicked from me to Jaxon, then down at the floor where the remote had landed.
Jaxon scrambled to his feet so fast he nearly tripped over the coffee table. “Hey— uh”
Kendra raised an eyebrow, walking in slowly.
I sat up, trying to fix my hair and act normal, even though my heart was beating a little too fast.
There was a long, awkward pause. Then she sighed and bent down, picking up the remote.
“So… still fighting over this thing, huh?”
I blinked. “What?”
She smirked. “The remote. Some things never change.”
I exhaled — maybe too loudly — in relief.
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