LILYS POV

“She didn’t,” I say, turning to face him. “I called you. Is that a problem?”

He looks so cool infused and cute. After all, it’s not as if Alex is completely in the dark about how obsessed I am with him. A shade of doubt flits across his face, but it disappears as quickly as it emerges.

“No, that’s perfectly fine,” he says, his head bobbing vigorously. “I just asked.”

His hazel eyes become hooded as if he, too, is trying to hide a dark secret. His lips curve toward one side, but before he can betray his secret, he moves inside.

I watch him lift his pant...