RAINE’S POV
It’d been a full week since I started settling into college, and everything felt... weird. Not bad, not good. It was just neutral. Like I was drifting through this new routine without fully feeling it. I wasn’t sure if that was a good thing or not.
Having Chloe and Tyler here grounded me just a bit. Like this morning, Chloe had shown up with my favorite iced drink, plopped it into my hands, and assured me that I was going to have a fantastic day. And honestly? It helped.
Her timing was freakishly perfect, like always. It wasn’t just the drink—it was the way she made everything feel a little less heavy. Tyler was no exception.
“So what are we doing this afternoon?” Chloe asked, pulling me out of my thoughts.
“Shopping, I guess,” I said, and her eyes widened. Tyler looked
