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“You bring him up during every conversation we have.”
She smiles. “I like him.”
“Doesn’t mean I have to.”
“But you like everyone!”
I wince. “Not this one.”
“Yeah, right. You blush anytime he looks at you.”
“No, I don’t!”
She pushes my shoulder. “Do too!”
“Why are you staring at me like a creep anyway?”
“Because it’s funny. Rowan gets all nervous too.”
“Oh, really?” I blame my mother for teaching Ani to believe in fairy dust and fairy tales from a young age.
She taught you the same.
“What else do you notice?”
“I thought you didn’t like him?” She raises one sassy brow at me.
I end up laughing at the expression on her face. Rowan’s eyes connect with mine, sending goosebumps across my skin. He refocuses his attention on JP right before he almost drops the ball on Rowan’s foot. Together, with Rowan’s help, JP launches the bowling ball down the lane.
Pins crash in front of us. Ani jumps up and claps her hands as JP dances in place. A hint of a smile graces Rowan’s lips before disappearing. JP pulls Ani into his arms and gives her a kiss on the cheek. It makes my heart melt all over the sticky linoleum floor.
The back of my neck tingles and I look over to find Rowan staring at me. “What?”
His brows pull together. “Nothing.”
“Your turn, Zahra!” Ani calls out. “Hurry up. We only have thirty minutes left before our time runs out.”
I grab my pink bowling ball off the rack and throw it. It rolls forward before veering off straight into the gutter, resulting in zero pins.
“Your wrist is twisting right before you throw it.” Rowan speaks behind me.
I turn on my heel. “And you’re a bowling expert all of a sudden?”
He shrugs. “I played varsity.”
The seriousness of his voice has me curling over and laughing. By the time I stop, I find Rowan’s face guarded as ever.
“What?” I frown.
“Forget I offered to help.” He turns on his heel and takes a seat next to JP.
Oh God. Was he being serious?I didn’t even know there were bowling teams. My stomach takes a dive into dangerous territory, and my cheeks turn hot at the idea of embarrassing him.
What if he was really trying to help me?
If so, then you just grabbed his olive branch and snapped it in half right in front of his face.
I try to fix my wrist like Rowan suggested but my ball only ends up in the gutter again. Ani laughs as she gets up for her turn. JP follows her like always, leaving me alone with Rowan.
