"I..."
Rachel was taken aback, feeling a wave of embarrassment wash over her as she realized she had completely misunderstood the situation.
Now that she thought about it, there had indeed been other friends around Leslie and Elena earlier. But at the time, all she could think about was the possibility of being played, blinding her to everything else.
Her gaze wandered nervously before she quickly latched onto the headphones around her neck, as if they were her saving grace. "Of course. You left these at my place last time and never came back to get them."
"The headphones?" Leslie's expression darkened, disbelief evident in his voice. "Is that really the only reason?"
'Damn it, why does he have to give me that look—the one that makes my heart soften?' Rachel felt a pang of guilt for l
