Seven
Stella
I’m getting changed out of my scrubs when Allie comes into the locker room. “Spill.”
“What?”
“You went to high school with Romeo?”
I pretend it’s not a big deal. Which it’s not. I went to high school with a lot of people, right? “I did.”
“The fact that you didn’t tell me after I so kindly told you about his nickname says you’re hiding something. What gives?” She sits on the bench, crosses her legs, and stares at me.
“Privacy? I’m changing.”
She waves me off. “Please, I’m sure you’re used to this environment. And if that’s the best you can do to try to deter me away, then you need some new tactics.”
“It’s nothing.” I sit next to her to put on my shoes. “We grew up in a small town together. I didn’t know Romeo was Kingston Bailey.”
“Lake Starlight?” she asks, and I rai
