“So… what were you two doing?” Sophia asked without even trying to suppress her grin, her eyes switching between the two of them. Gabriela opened her mouth to explain before Kyle made it sound like something that was not, but he was faster again.
“I was just walking Gabriela home on my way to our volleyball team’s meeting. She mentioned she was working late, and it didn’t feel right to let her walk by herself at night,” he said with the most charming smile. His overly confident act from when he claimed she’d definitely fall in love with him had disappeared and now he looked almost timid.
“Oh, my, that’s so sweet of you!” Sophia laughed, glancing towards Gabriela who was struggling to keep a straight face. “But what’s this meeting you’re talking about? Are you both going?”
“No, she said…
