Page 201 of Puck Me Back to Life

I narrow my eyes immediately. “What are you doing here?”

He straightens a little.

“I, uh…” His confidence evaporates almost instantly. “…wanted to check on you guys.”

Kai blinks. “You drove all the way over here?”

“Yeah.”

I fold my arms. “You're a terrible liar.”

Before Dante can defend himself, another apartment door opens. Angela steps into the hallway. She's wearing a dark emerald silk robe tied loosely around her waist, her hair still damp from a shower. “Dante, you forgot your wallet⁠—”

She freezes.

Dante freezes.

Kai freezes.

Angela slowly lifts a wallet. “You left this.”

Nobody speaks.

Dante rubs the back of his neck. “Oh. Thanks.”

Angela walks over, cheeks turning pinker with every step.

Dante reaches for it. Their fingers brush. Neither of them says anything.

Kai looks at Angela.

Then at Dante.

Then back at Angela.

His mouth slowly falls open. “Angela.”

She winces. “Hi.”

He points between them several times. “My teammate?”

“It's not what you think. We just stayed up talking⁠—”

I gesture toward Angela's robe. “That robe doesn't exactly scream We were just talking.”

Dante coughs. “We talked.”

Kai turns toward him. “All night?”

Dante hesitates. “Mostly.”

Angela hides her face behind one hand. “Oh my God.”

Kai's eyes somehow get even wider. “Angela.”

“Nope, I'm going. Bye!” Angela rushes back into her apartment and locks the door.

The hallway falls completely silent. Dante watches the door for a long second before realizing we’re staring at him.