~Mia~ Starting a date five minutes late wasn’t how I wanted the night to begin. Maybe I was getting ahead of myself in thinking it was a date. Andi and Bentley were the ones who made the original plans. I worried the only reason she had invited me was because of the disappointment she saw on my face when I learned of their plans. I had to get better at hiding my emotions. Of course, Andi could read me better than anyone. She knew I wanted Ayden long before I mentioned it. Even when I denied her accusation, she stuck to what she believed and didn’t back down until I confessed. Smoothing my hands over my jeans, I double-checked my reflection in a mirror outside the restrooms in the arena. My pants clung to my body, their snugness holding me together, or so it seemed. The fleeting thought

