You good?
Saw the posts. Whole campus needs a hobby
It takes a minute before she replies.
WREN
I’m fine. Just weird seeing your face on my feed every five seconds
KIERAN
Technically it’s our faces
We look cute together
WREN
Does your ego even fit in that house you live in?
Despite everything, I find myself almost smiling.
KIERAN
Barely. I’m thinking of adding a wing
You fooled them
Three dots appear. Disappear. Reappear.
WREN
That’s what it’ll take to get Theo, right?
I stare at the words until they blur.
Of course. That’s why she agreed to tutor and fake date me. Typing the next message feels likeswallowing glass.
KIERAN
You want to back out?
The three dots blink. My chest tightens.
WREN
No. I want Theo
My thumb hovers over the keyboard.
Fuck.
KIERAN
Then I’ll get him for you
I send it before I can delete it, before I can tell her that I don’t want her to have Theo. I don’t want her to have anyone else.
I want her to have me.
