Aria's POV
Looking at the text thread, Ramon's sudden voice note appeared right after Nola's adorable kiss emoji.
At first glance, the layout made it look exactly like Ramon himself had sent me a flirtatious emoji.
My heart did a sudden, chaotic flip.
My face flushed slightly as a wave of heat bloomed beneath my skin.
I immediately shook my head to clear my head.
What the hell were you even thinking, Aria?!
Ramon was completely out of my league.
He was just being neighborly. And I was letting my imagination run wild.
I finished grabbing my groceries, packed the bags into my car, and drove back to my apartment.
As I pulled up near the entrance of my apartment building and hauled the heavy bags out of the trunk, a tiny figure came sprinting down the sidewalk toward me.
“Aria!
