ARIA
“That’s… that’s unexpected.”
The words left my mouth slowly. I adjusted myself on the passenger seat, smoothing my dress over my knees even though it didn’t need smoothing, and faced forward. My hands were clasped together on my lap, fingers tightening and loosening as my heart beat unevenly in my chest.
Savon let out a quiet breath beside me.
“I know,” he said gently. “I know it’s unexpected.”
The streetlights outside slid past the window, blurring into soft streaks of gold and white. I kept my eyes forward, afraid that if I looked at him, I would see something I wasn’t ready to deal with.
“I tried to keep it to myself,” he continued. “I really did. I didn’t want to make things awkward between us. We have a good friendship, Aria. I value it. I didn’t want to ruin that.”
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