"Please, please, please." Nora pleaded for the one thousandth time. "Do I have to go with you?" I asked, taking a sip of the grape juice in my glass. "Yes, we have to go shopping." She replied in a sing-song manner. "Plus, Ensley might come with us. Or—" she wiggled her eyebrows, tucking a lock of my hair behind my ear. "Or what?" I could sense that she was going to say something dumb. "We could also invite your new friend, Jax, to tag along. How does that sound?" She nudged my shoulder. "Terrible idea. The dude is obviously not a fan of shopping." I rolled my eyes at her, getting to my feet. "He's a guy." "You can't say, he might be a guy that loves going to the mall. Gosh… I'm so excited you two are finally liking each other!," She squealed in excitement. I dropped the glass

