“You going to tell him?” Leo asks after a second.
“About Perth?”
He gives me a look.
“No,” he says.“About Lisa.”
Right.
That.
“No,” I admit.
“Not yet?”
“Not yet.”
He watches me like he’s waiting for the rest of the sentence.
“I don’t even know how I’d start that conversation,” I say.“Hey man, quick heads-up, I’m dating your sister, and also my biggest rival might be connected to whatever just happened in the stands tonight?”
Leo’s eyebrows lift slightly.
“Dating?”
I stop.
Right.
Apparently, that’s what I just called it.
“I mean,” I start, then stop again, because there’s no version of this conversation where pretending helps,“yeah.”
He doesn’t laugh.
Doesn’t look surprised either.
“How long?” he asks.
“I don’t know,” I admit honestly.“Since she moved back.”
Leo nods slowly.
“You’re serious about her.”
“Yes.”
It’s the easiest answer I’ve given all night.
He watches me for another second before saying something that changes the entire tone of the conversation.
“Does Zane know you’re in love with her?”
I blink.
“I didn’t say…”
“You didn’t have to,” he replies.
