I turn towards Jackson in the quiet of the magic classroom, wrapping my arms around his waist, leaning my head against his chest, exhausted and spent and desperately shaken by everything that happened.We stand there, quite quiet, for a long time with Jackson quietly stroking my hair, resting his ch
Luca just rolls his eyes a little and turns back to me. “All right,” he says, clearly frustrated but accepting it. “Let’s get in there – I think Blaze has been waiting.”“See you tonight,” Jackson murmurs, dipping in and pressing a kiss to my cap before heading off down the hall. I only spare half a
“Don’t get too excited,” I say, grinning at the suggestive little pulse that Luca sends down our bond. “I want to go visit Daphne.”“Daphne,” Luca says, his eyebrows going up. “Yeah, sure, sounds fun. But why do you want to visit Daphne?”“Because,” I say, slumping against him and letting him take m
“Oh, Rafe’s a big idiot who can take care of himself,” I say, waving a hand in the air and pulling Daphne over to the bed. I mean, I don’t actually mean that – but I think Daphne needs the assurance more than Rafe needs my undying sisterly loyalty right now. “I don’t want you to think that I’ve been
“I honestly think Rafe would want you there,” Luca says, giving Daphne a lazy shrug. “He’s upset, but he’s a good guy – I’m sure he still wants to be friends.”Is that true? I ask Luca down our bond, kind of surprised. I mean, I’ve never known Rafe to hang out with his ex’s before – but then again,
When I get into the room, though, I’m a little surprised to see that no one’s sitting in the living room area – that there’s only a little covered plate there, apparently waiting for me.“Over here!” Rafe calls, and I turn my head to see him sitting on his bed with Jackson across from him, a bunch o
“No, skip this one,” I murmur a little later when I’m curled up next to Jesse in the nook, freshly showered and finally eating my dinner. “It’s too sad, when they break up –““But there are so many good jokes in this one,” Jesse protests, casting a hand out towards the tiny DVD player in his lap. “W
I laugh, wrinkling my nose at him. “It was a spur-of-the-moment decision. But she’s fine, Jesse. I invited her up tomorrow night for the party.”“Really?” he asks, bursting into a smile. “That will be great.”“Yeah,” I say with a happy sigh, resting my head back down on his shoulder. “I told her you