The final play of the afternoon was underway, the girls finishing up their impromptu volleyball match with the teens cheering on from the sidelines. Rae lunged for a tricky save, Del sent a perfectly timed spike across the net, and the air was filled with laughter and the soft thud of ball against hands.
That’s when they heard it—voices carrying over the field. Rae glanced over her shoulder just in time to see two familiar, smug figures leaning against the fence: Jeff and Nick Monroe.
“Well, well, if it isn’t the infamous Rae and Del,” Jeff drawled, smirking. “Never thought we’d catch y’all out here playing with real talent instead of… whatever it is you were doing back then.”
Nick snorted. “Yeah, still causing trouble, I see. Some things never change.”
Del’s jaw tightened, a flicker o
