"You’re heading out already?" Leandro asked as he arrived with Lee, spotting Simone and Samantha making their way to the gate. "You just got here—barely set foot inside—and now you're rushing off? Stay for dinner. What’s got you so eager to leave?" His tone was casual, but there was a hint of curiosity beneath it.
"Exactly what I told her!" Samantha huffed, crossing her arms in dramatic exasperation. "But apparently, she’s ‘not comfortable’ staying here." She exaggerated the words, making air quotes for emphasis.
Simone chuckled at her antics, draping an arm over her shoulders like they had been through this argument a thousand times before.
"You’re already sulking?" she teased, but her voice had softened. "Fine, I’ll stay." She flicked a glance at Leandro, acknowledging him with a smal
