I lick my lips, and when Sofia looks away, Sebastian winks at me.
My cheeks explode with flames. I drop my eyes, squirming. He passes into the kitchen and disappears.
Devon walks down and doesn’t say a word. He just disappears into the kitchen, where we can hear them talking.
“You need to put them back.”
“No freaking way. They are mine now.”
“What are you going to do with them?” I almost shriek.
“Shhh, keep your voice down.”
I groan and grab her wrist. “Listen, Sofia, I love you, but this is not a good look. You’ll be put in a white jacket or an orange jumpsuit. Just put his gross underwear back.”
Sofia juts her jaw. “Not a chance. This is revenge.”
“For what?” I shout.
“He didn’t say hello.”
I stare at her and blink hard. Her auburn hair glows in the low light, and her eyes sparkle. “I’m sorry, what?”
“He didn’t say hello.”
I sigh heavily. “Girl, you need help.”
She rolls onto her back and smiles at the roof. “I know. But when he’s bitching tomorrow because his underwear is gone, I will have a secret, and it will be mine.”
“You are a strange, strange person, Sofia.”
“I am aware.”
“I can’t believe you raided his underwear.”
Sofia looks at me and smiles widely with more than a little bit of evil. “You need a crush so we can raid his, too.”
“No. Ew. I have a line. That’s a line!”
We burst into giggles, and I try really hard to forget about Sebastian and that kiss, but it becomes impossible. I dream about him and that swath of skin, and the look he gave me, even though I didn’t understand it or how it made me feel.
The next morning, when Devon and Sebastian are arguing about Devon’s missing underwear, we keep our eyes on our plates and pretend we don’t know anything.
Raiders of the Lost D’arc, one night of a million spent with my best friend that changed the course of my life forever.
All that trouble for a pair of Devon’s undies.
But from that morning on…I saw Sebastian Sol first and last, and everywhere.
