Maybe Archer and I had too much fun because I lost track of time, and suddenly it was evening at the coffee shop. I didn’t mind—I didn’t have work, and it was nice to finally talk to him now that he wasn't mad at me. Since I still hadn’t learned to drive, I wasn’t yet using the car Mama Heidy gave me on my birthday. “I’ll give you a ride home, Zee,” Archer offered. “Oh, no, don’t! It feels like—” “Are we really worrying about formalities now?” We looked at each other and laughed. I couldn’t refuse anymore, so I followed him to the parking lot and hopped into his car. Even in the car, we kept talking about Jon, Justin, and Ella. He told me he was the one who recruited Jon. Justin’s family has their own company, so he’ll be interning there, and Ella still hasn’t applied but is likely t

