Chapter 16
A date with Connor
The doorbell rang at exactly one-thirty.
Ethan was in the living room, pretending to read a book he hadn't turned a page of in twenty minutes. His mom had been hovering all morning, Diana kept shooting him concerned looks, and Liam had mercifully stayed quiet for once.
Maya appeared at the top of the stairs.
She'd changed into a dark green dress that made Ethan's breath catch, her hair falling in soft waves. She looked stunning, and she wasn't looking at him at all.
"Maya," Ethan said, standing up.
She walked past him without a word, without even a glance, and opened the door.
Connor stood there holding yellow roses, wearing a smile that was easy and uncomplicated and everything Ethan wasn't.
"Hey, beautiful," Connor said, pulling Maya into a hug.
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