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“And with that, I think we’re going to head off to bed.” Austin jumped up and grabbed Lucy’s hand. “Night, guys. We’ll see you in the morning.”
“Night.” Lucy smiled at everyone. “And, Olivia, I heard you’re going riding with Beau tomorrow morning before breakfast?”
“Yeah. I’m nervous, but it should be fun.” Olivia looked over at me. “It will be fun, right, Beau?”
“I can’t make any promises,” I said, “but I’ll give you a good horse. We’ll get a good canter in.”
“Do not let her canter right away!” Lucy shook her head. “She’s a newbie. And as one who has had to canter far too quickly, I think we should break her into it gently. Just a trot tomorrow, please, Beau.”
“Yes, ma’am.”
“Thank you for sticking up for me, Lucy.” Olivia winked.
“That’s what best friends are for.” Lucy gave her a quick hug. “I’ll see you at breakfast, then?”
“Yeah, okay. Night,” Olivia said.
No sooner than Austin and Lucy left the room, Arya stood up, yawning. “I guess it’s time for me to head to bed.”
“Would you like me to escort you?” Chet said, smiling at her in a way I’d never seen him smile at a woman before.
“Oh no, you don’t have to do that.” Arya blushed and looked down.
“No, it’s fine. I’m on my way out anyway, so I’ll make sure no bogeyman gets you,” Chet said with a laugh as he took her arm and guided her out of the room.
It was just myself, Olivia, Sadie, and Wyatt now. Sadie and Wyatt were sitting on the floor with their backs against one of the chairs, talking about the show we’d just watched.
“So, guys, I think I’m going to get ready for bed. Olivia, can I speak to you about tomorrow morning? Maybe I can escort you to your room as well?”
“Um, sure,” she said with a nod. “Night, guys.” I looked over at Wyatt and Sadie. “Don’t stay up too late.”
“We won’t,” Sadie said and looked at her watch. “Oh, man, I should get home. My parents are going to be wondering why I’m out so late again.”
“You can just sleep over here,” Wyatt said with a shrug. “There’s no point in going home.”
“I guess,” Sadie said, “but your mom has so many people here already.”
“So?”
“I don’t want to make another dirty bed for her. Like, how many sheets is she going to have to change?”
“Sleep with me,” Wyatt said. “We’ve done it our whole lives; what’s one more night? Just don’t snore, okay?”
“I don’t snore. You’re the one that snores.”
He made a loud snoring noise, and the rest of us laughed.
“Oh, Wyatt, why do you tease Sadie like that?” Olivia said with a small smile.
“Because I can,” he said. “She’s my best friend. We’ve been best friends for years.”
“We get it, Wyatt,” I said, though he clearly didn’t. “Well, I’ll see you in the morning, Sadie.”
“Okay. Night, Beau. Night, Olivia.”
Olivia and I headed down the corridor. As we got to her room, she looked at me. “Well, you haven’t said anything about the horse ride for tomorrow, so . . .”
“So what?” I said, distracted as my gaze caught on her full lips.
