"You know if I had the capability,I would've already punched you in the face by now." Everly said. "At least once." "For scaring you?" Lucas sat on Ella's swing. "For a lot of other reasons too," Everly said with a straight face. "You've gotten mean." Even though he noted that, her mood still seemed to amuse him. "And yet here you are!" Everly said sarcastically. "How's that for mean?" "It doesn't faze me," Lucas shrugged. "I was walking this fine dog here, then I saw you with your crazy cousin. So I decided to come say hi." "You got a new one?" Everly got off the swing, kneeled in front of the dog and started petting it. "Yeah,we lost Carlo a few years back." Lucas said sadly. Which Everly believed was understandable. Carlo was the name of the German shepherd dog that Lucas had f

