Anthony Summers
Sitting across from Olivia, I tried to keep my face neutral, to act as casual as I always did when we were together. But my heart was beating a little too fast. Just seeing her like this—laughing, relaxed, looking a little more like herself than she had the last few times we talked—it made me remember why I kept putting myself through this. I could sit here for hours, listening to her talk, even though it was torture sometimes. Because how do you act normal when you’re in love with your best friend?
Olivia was the same person I’d known since forever, but these days, there was something about her that felt just out of reach. I didn’t want to admit that I knew why—it was him. *James.* The thought of him made me tense, but I tried to shake it off. She deserved to have a good
