Brandon didn't even glance at Fernando. He looked straight at me and said, "Abigail, can we talk? Alone."
Fernando cut in right away. "No way."
But I said, "Sure."
In the corner of the garden, Fernando paced back and forth, craning his neck as if he could somehow eavesdrop. He was practically crawling out of his skin.
Lemuel checked his phone and nudged him. "Come on. We're gonna miss our flight if we don't move now."
Fernando didn't hesitate for a second. "Change it. Book a later one."
Lemuel glanced over at us by the lake, then looked back at Fernando with a dry, knowing smile. "You know why she turned you down, right?"
Fernando froze and turned to him. "Because she thinks I'm too young, isn't it?"
Lemuel gave him that pitying look, like he was staring at a kid who still had ever
