19 Laura The tacos were cold and mushy by the time we took a break from each other to eat them. They still tasted good, but I’m sure they would have been better warm. Nico and I watched the sunset from the upstairs windows, sitting together on a blanket he grabbed from the clinic downstairs. It wasn’t the softest thing ever, but it was clean, which was the most important thing. We lazily enjoyed each other’s bodies until the sun went down, then admitted we needed some sleep before morning came. I considered asking if he wanted to stay at my place, but I held back. Things were moving fast. Very fast. And I hadn’t told him about my match yet. It felt wrong. I was still thinking about that the next night when I met Elise and Sofia at O’Kelley’s. Sofia was at a table and talking to Piper

