"Alright, don't take this the wrong way," Victoria began, her tone curiously measured, "but I'm a little surprised that you've been friends with James and Lucas since childhood."
Emily chimed in, a knowing smile curving her lips. "Yeah, with most of my childhood friends—well—besides Victoria, of course, I've lost touch with all of them."
I chuckled, shifting my gaze between the two of them.
"Well, it's actually a funny story," I said, reminiscing about the crazy twists and turns that had brought Lucas and me back together.
We'd been chatting for a while now, and I realized that time had slipped away.
The boys had been playing with the ball, lost in their world of competitiveness, while we were deep into a more comfortable web of conversation.
It was interesting—
