"Uh..." Elias started, his throat working hard as he swallowed in a way that almost made me giggle, almost laugh, right then and there. "Uhm... nothing."
"Too hot for you?" Mom asked, her sharp eyes snapping up toward me while I simply shrugged, holding tight to my tray with an expression of pure, unbothered innocence.
"No, it's not. It's okay. You may leave now," Elias choked out, his eyes deliberately avoiding mine.
I was fighting every single nerve in my body, locked in a desperate struggle not to burst out laughing or betray myself right in front of my mother.
"Enjoy," I purred softly, turning on my heel and marching out of the room.
This moment officially needed to be recorded somewhere as one of the happiest days of my life. Was it petty? Absolutely. Did I care? Not even a litt
