“We made a deal not to tell anyone. But yeah, it happened then. And only then,” Ella admitted, wanting to cross her arms, feeling a bit defensive. “Wow, okay. And here I thought you two had never even kissed,” Savanna said softly, blinking a few times. “Uhm, actually, we haven’t kissed.” Ella squeezed her eyes shut and waited for the reactions to come flying. But the café was eerily quiet. She hesitantly opened one eye to see Savanna and Rory sitting there like statues.

