Page 2 of All's Well that Friends Well

Because I threw myself at him. I pounced on Luca Slater, basically.

And I know I shouldn’t have. I totally freaked him out. But he was lying there in the middle of my parents’ kitchen, and I really thought he was dead. I thought he was dead after India hit him over the head with a cake pan, and I thought we were going to go to prison, and I know I would not handle prison well. Plus I’m not equipped to live with the knowledge that someone is dead because of me, you know?

I was having a lot of feelings. It’s possible I wasn’t in the clearest state of mind. So when Luca woke up…I guess I got a little overexcited.

I was so relieved, so grateful he was alive when I thought he might be dead, that I threw my arms around his neck and sobbed.

He did not appreciate this. He went statue-stiff until my sister pried me off of him and his broad shoulders. I got one last shuddered inhale of his essence before I was ripped away.

There’s probably a word for how he smells, but the only thing that popped into my mind at the time was a color—that blue-green of pine needles, or the color of the ocean in pictures taken by famous photographers. Blue-green-gray and cool. Shade on a hot day.

Delicious. That’s how Luca Slater smelled.

But the impression I made on him was nowhere near as positive. You only get one chance at a first impression, after all, and mine was officially sealed—as the crazy sobbing girl who threw herself at a total stranger after first trying to attack him.

Luca Slater does not care for me one bit.

Me

Question!!

Indy

Answer! Probably.

Me

Do you guys believe in love at first sight?

Like LOVE love.

Aurora

…no

Indy

I feel like I need more context, but in general…also probably no

Me

Boo.

Aurora

I’m now concerned.

Please tell us why you’re asking this the day after you mauled the new tenant renting Mom and Dad’s house.

Me

It was an accident!!!

I’m not saying I’m in love with him.

Just…isn’t he handsome???

Indy

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