“I can’t even convince him to let me walk unaccompanied.” “Exactly,” she said quickly. “He’s trying to keep you safe because he likes you.” I snorted. “No. He likes to argue with me.” “Same thing.” I opened my mouth to protest and then hesitated. July’s idea might be absurd but the thought of the inevitable chaos it would bring was sorely tempting. I could imagine the look of horror on Ethan’s face when he discovered that we had planned an entire evening of social interactions behind his back and it almost made me want to cackle in glee. It would serve him right for basically making me a prisoner. Not to mention it would beat watching the clouds drift across the sky for the rest of the day. I looked at July who was busy trying her best puppy dog eyes on me. “Fine,” I sneered relu

