Page 159 of The Odds of Happily Ever After
About time!
I laughed. Gabe and I had agreed not to hide our relationship, but we didn’t go around advertising it either. He picked me up from school when I finished late or had barely gotten any sleep, and we occasionally ate out. For the most part, we stayed at either of our apartments and worked together. With practice, Gabe improved his cooking skills, I got better at cards, and we both learned how to please each other in bed . . . and other places.
My phone vibrated, interrupting my internal replay of what had gone down in Gabe’s car two days ago. Just as well, too, since this wasn’t the best time or place to get myself worked up.
Chloe
Btw is that Lonzo?? You didn’t tell me he was so hot!
I almost choked on my saliva. That was one way to kill the mood.
Luna
Eww, that’s my brother!!
Chloe looked back at me and dramatically rolled her eyes.
Chloe
Says the girl who’s dating her sister’s best friend.
She had me there.
Luna
He has a girlfriend!
Then I got another message, this time from Kriz.
Kriz
I’m with Chlo! I totally should have sat with him!!
Unfortunately, Kriz hadn’t graduated with us. She needed another semester to complete the courses she’d missed because of her modeling gigs. Still, the three of us celebrated with a sleepover at Chloe’s last night, and Kriz helped us get ready earlier.
The rest of the ceremony went by in a sea of faces, familiar and not. Soon, it came time to throw our caps, and I felt a rush of emotion as I launched mine in the air, making sure to keep my floral crown in place.
“We did it, Lulu!” Chloe threw her arms around me just as the caps came falling down.
“Wait for me,” Kriz shouted a few seconds before she crashed into us. “Congrats, girls!”
Our group hug consisted of a tangle of limbs and hair sticking across our faces.
“Luna!”
I glanced behind me at Kai, who wove through other students to get to us. “Hey, Kai. Congratulations!”
“Right back at you. Nice flowers, by the way.” He waggled his eyebrows. “I saw Professor Martins cheering for you.”
Laughing, I said, “Technically, he’s not a professor anymore.”
“Now he’s Luna’s hot boyfriend,” Chloe added with a lift of her eyebrow.
“Chloe.” Kai nodded at her.
Tension simmered in the space between them, and I reminded myself to sit Chloe down and ask her if my suspicions about them were right.
Suddenly, Kai looked past me, his eyes widening.
