The scent of buttered popcorn and neon heat welcomed Antonio and Eloise as they walked into the arcade, lights blinking everywhere with machines chiming in chaos.

“ Can we disappear into any section here?” Eloise whispered to Antonio as she locked her arm into his.

Antonio smirked, amused at her torment.

“ You invited her, remember? Good Samaritans always get rewarded.”

Eloise shot him a glare that could burn holes through steel, but it only made him grin wider.

“ Elly! Antonio!” They heard Cecilia's tiny voice calling after them and the echo of her hastening heels catching up to them.

“ This place looks fun,” she chirped upon arriving...