It was an awkward silence in the car, and one could practically have cut the tension with a knife-or rather choked on it. Emilia barely held herself together until her phone buzzed with messages from the group chat.
Sophie: "What happened?? Did you guys.?
Claire: "Dude, did you f*ck?! He told us to get in the car while he looked for you, and now you're both back, one of you with bleeding knuckles. WTH!! Is he, like, into pain? Kinky ;) "
Emilia: "We'll talk later."
Soph: "Tension's thick enough to cut glass, baby gurl. Hope u have a juicy explanation for this."
It was only when they pulled into their driveway that Emilia realized Leonard wasn’t mad at her. Because in the space of a second inside the house, he turned to her with that soft yet shocking manner and softly asked
"Are you
