Sienna

The words hung in the air like they didn’t know where to land.

Ezra looked straight at me, that usual playful grin gone, replaced with something serious — something that made my stomach twist.

“Maybe all this wouldn’t happen again if people just knew you were mine,” he said. Then, with a little pause that made my chest tighten, he added, “So… why don’t we make it official?”

I froze. My mind just stopped. The TV buzzed quietly in the background, and for a moment, that was the only sound I could hear.

Was he serious? Or was this just another one of his jokes that went too far?...