Lucy froze, her mind replaying Drake’s words like a stubborn echo:
"She’s my girlfriend."
"She’s my girlfriend."
Her heartbeat jumped into overdrive. Her thoughts scattered like leaves in a storm. Did he really just say that? Could someone slap her senseless for being awake to hear it? Her cheeks burned, her mind whirling with disbelief and delight.
Trent’s voice broke through her haze, oblivious to the tension hanging thick in the air.
“Really? It’s been so long since I left. How did you two end up together?” His eyes were wide, a mix of astonishment and amusement.
Lucy’s mind flared with frustration. Why now? Why today of all days? She had met Trent months ago and had fallen for him at first sight, yet back then her heart belonged elsewhere. Now, seeing him here, witnessing this de
