“s**t,” Luca whispers, staring down at me as he freezes.
The knock comes again, more insistent this time.
“Ari!”
My eyes flare when I hear Jesse’s voice outside the door. “Oh no!”
“Ari!” Jesse shouts again, pounding on the wood. “Let’s go!”
Luca jumps up, looking frantically around at the floor as I sit up, piling my hair on top of my head as he bends over and grabs my cap, flinging it at me. Hasty, I shove it onto my head, tucking my hair up beneath it as Luca moves to the door, his eyes roving over me to make sure that I’m disguised.
“Get up!” he hisses, and I jump to my feet, realizing that I’m still sitting on his bed –
Not at all compromising –
Luca takes a deep breath and then pulls the door open, leaning casually against the wall.
“Hey, Jesse,” he says, doing his best
