"I don't know," I said into the phone.

"Please, Poppy," Belle practically begged. "I know you're not fond of Mina, but she's actually really nice. And maybe if you get to know each other better, she'll accept the fact that Grayson has a girlfriend. And we haven't really hung out recently."

"I know, but... I don't know, I'm not really in the mood to go out anywhere," I said.

"You're not really going out," Belle pointed out. "You'll still be in the building, just in my apartment. Please? Pretty please?"

I sighed, knowing she wasn't going to stop asking. "Fine, I'll come over. What time?"

"In about ten minutes," she...