#Chapter 68: Making New Friends

"Alright, don't take this the wrong way," Victoria began, her tone curiously measured, "but I'm a little surprised that you've been friends with James and Lucas since childhood."

Emily chimed in, a knowing smile curving her lips. "Yeah, with most of my childhood friends—well—besides Victoria, of course, I've lost touch with all of them."

I chuckled, shifting my gaze between the two of them.

"Well, it's actually a funny story," I said, reminiscing about the crazy twists and turns that had brought Lucas and me back together.

We'd been chatting for a while now, and I realized that time had slipped away.

The boys had been playing with the ball, lost in their world of competitiveness, while we were deep into a more comfortable web of conversation.

It was interesting—

what they had said earlier about the difference in talking with a group of girls versus boys was proving to be quite true.

It was so much more fun with girls.

No offense to James and Lucas, of course.

There are only so many ti