We sat in silence.
In actual silence.
For the entire date.
I had always thought that Kai was the quiet one, but besides s**t-talking, I didn’t think João actually had much to talk about. If he wanted, he could’ve gone on and on about Landon or Kai or someone in Redwood that he hated, but he didn’t bring any of that up tonight.
And it seemed like he was kinda, sorta nervous.
João Rocha, Poison’s leader and the baddest boy at Redwood Academy, was nervous.
My lips curled into a smile at the mere thought. I cut into the last of my steak, pulling the meat apart from the fat, and shoved it into my mouth, moaning softly at the taste. Lately, Allie and I had been having nothing but milkshakes and fries. This was a change.
I stared at him and smiled.
“What?” he asked.
“Nothing.”
“Don’t pi
