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Which, honestly, was becoming weirdly entertaining.

“You know people can see you doing that, right?” I asked.

“Doing what.”

“That.”

“Very specific. Helpful.”

“You keep looking at me like you forgot what conversation you’re in.”

Jace made a loud choking noise behind us. “OH, that’s brutal.”

“Shut up,” Mason said without looking away from me.

Jace pointed dramatically at Luca. “He didn’t even deny it.”

“This shit is getting serious,” Luca said.

Tessa looked genuinely invested now. “I need one of you to make a terrible decision tonight.”

“We’re not doing anything,” I said immediately.

“Again,” Tessa replied, “be serious.”

MASON

At this point, defending myself felt useless.

No matter what I said, these idiots were gonna keep going.

And the worst part?

Rowan didn’t seem uncomfortable anymore.

Embarrassed sometimes, yeah.

But not pulling away.

Not shutting down.

That was new.

Jace leaned against the bar beside me. “So what’s the move here?”

“There is no move.”

“You’ve been standing next to her for like an hour.”

“People stand near each other all the time.”

“Not like this,” Tessa said.

“Like what?” Rowan asked.

Luca answered immediately. “Like you’re one drink away from making out.”

Jesus Christ.

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