The soft chime of his phone pulled his eyes from the television. He picked it up lazily, thumbing the screen open.
The moment he saw Kaia’s name, his entire body stilled. A heartbeat passed before he clicked into the message.
"Let’s meet tomorrow. 10 a.m"
He stared at the text for a second longer, just to make sure he wasn’t hallucinating.
Then, he grinned. A genuine, uncontrollable grin that made him spring to his feet like a kid who’d just won the lottery.
She wanted to meet. She texted him. His mind instantly latched onto the possibility: maybe she was finally ready to talk things out. Maybe last night wasn’t just a one-off. Maybe… she wanted to give him a real chance.
Caleb exhaled deeply, his heart pounding with something dangerously close to hope. He tried not to get ahead of
