AUTHORS POV

Tessa looked at her, her expression unreadable. And it was normal for clarissa’s face to be unreadable whenever she was saying something she deemed very honest or whenever she was simply goofing.

Clarissa gave her hand a little squeeze. “You can be both. You deserve to be both.”

Tessa gave a faint smile but didn’t respond. Clarissa sipped her tea again, then leaned back, eyes twinkling.

“Well, if you’re curious about my love life, I suppose I should indulge you.”

Tessa chuckled. “Go on, then.”

Clarissa lit up. “I have got a new man and his name’s Mateo. We met at a wine-tasting event, of all places. I...