"Oh really?" I asked genuinely surprised, processing the information that he had just dropped. He nodded, eyes still on the road. "Yes." Then he added, almost as an afterthought, "She doesn’t dislike you. She just dislikes the title you carry" "The 'girlfriend' title," I clarified, my voice flat. "Exactly." I let that sink in for a second. "So you dated your cousin’s best friend." He was quiet for a moment, fingers tapping once against the steering wheel. "Yes." I sighed and didn’t respond to that. I shouldn't be bothered by that. The drive back to my place took almost three hours with the weekend traffic. When Adrian finally pulled up in front of my building, the sun was already beginning to go down. I unbuckled my seatbelt and turned to him. So I'll be heading in now." He nodded

