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Picture Perfect

Author: Ellaobida
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Picture Perfect

The ride to the airport was… weird.

Not because of traffic or anything. But because Alex refused to tell me what I did last night.

I kept asking, and instead of answering, he would smirk and give the most useless hints.

“You were very… expressive,” he had said at one point.

“What does that mean?” I had pressed.

“You’ll remember eventually.”

Ugh!

I wanted to strangle him, but at the same time, I couldn’t stop enjoying our back-and-forth. I liked his presence. Alex was cold, mean, and ruthless—to everyone else.

But never to me.

I glanced at him from the side as he focused on the road, his hand resting lazily on the steering wheel.

How did we get here? From teasing enemies to… whatever this was.

Before I could dwell on the thought, we pulled up at the airport, and I immediately scanned the crowd for Josh.

Then, I saw him.

The moment he spotted us, he ran full speed toward us, his face lighting up.

“Mom!! Uncle Alex!!”

I opened my arms just in time for him to jump into me
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