Page 14 of Sincerely, Your Enemy

I kick off my shoes and hang my coat by the door. “I know, I’m sorry. I stopped by my house to change into something more comfortable.”

Then I’m walking into my friends’ embrace for a group hug. “But hey, I brought a peace offering.” I laugh and hand Dia the questionable twelve-dollar wine I got at the gas station on my way over.

“All is forgiven.” Dia takes it, trailing to the kitchen to get wineglasses out of the cupboard.

“Speak for yourself. I can’t even drink. Or have sushi. Man, I miss sushi,” Aveena whines.

I sling my arm around her shoulders for comfort. “I promise the second little Tyler pops out of you, we’re pulling up at the hospital with the biggest sushi platter you’ve ever seen.”

She cracks a thankful smile.

“Now, let’s eat beforesomeonegets hangry,” Dia teases Aveena from the kitchen, making us laugh.

My laughter dies when I turn the corner and see the feast waiting for us on the table.

Eggs.

Waffles.

Bacon.

Breakfast sausage.

She went all out.

“How many people are you feeding?”

She laughs. “Yeah, I might’ve gone a little overboard. But Finn will be home soon, and he’s bringing friends.”

On that note, we each grab a seat and dig in.

The girlsand I are bursting at the seams by the time we clear the table and put the dishes away. You guessed it, there were leftovers. I’m sure the guys will be more than happy to offer their services in clearing the fridge when they get home.

I drop onto the couch, a hand pressed to my stomach. “That was incredible.”

“Agreed.” Aveena sits across from me, wrapping the blanket on the couch around her shoulders.

Dia snatches the last free spot on the couch and lets out a groan of satisfaction as she stretches. Her phone pings with a notification as soon as she sits down. She pulls it out of her pocket to check.

“The guys are running late,” she relays the message. “They’re showing Theo’s new roommate around campus.”

“Theo got another roommate?” I ask. Last I heard, Everest moved out last summer, and with TJ recently leaving, too, it makes sense that they’d get someone else to help with the rent.

“Yep. And ahotone, at that. You won’t be surprised to hear Heather’s already putting the moves on him.”

Aveena cringes. “For the love of God, don’t say that name. I’m already nauseous.”

I laugh at the mention of Aveena’s least favorite person on campus.

Chance recently got himself a girlfriend. He and Dia dated for a little while, but they weren’t serious, which is why no one batted an eye when she got back together with her ex-boyfriend Finn, and Chance moved on.

Chance’s new girlfriend, Bethany, is a sweetheart. Her best friend, Heather, on the other hand? Let’s just say she’s not my cup of tea.

The girl is loud, superficial,alwayshas to be the center of attention, and worst of all? She’s a man-eater with a thing for unavailable guys.

She tried to get with Xavier, Aveena’s boyfriend and baby daddy, at a party at the beginning of the semester.

Xavier practicallyyeetedHeather off him when she sat on his lap. Anyone with half a brain knows Xavier Emery only has eyes for Aveena, but that only seemed to make Heather want him more.

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