The three of us spent Independence Day together along with a huge crowd on the beach doing barbecues, playing games, and later, watching fireworks. As the month went by, Serge and Rafe hung out a lot, even more than they used to before the “incident,” as it was now called. I thought that was great and I was happy for them.
I continued to keep my distance from Rafe, basically out of self-preservation. He was unsure around me now, which made it easy to stay away. I gave him space. No matter what, I didn’t want him to feel so uncomfortable in my company that I jeopardized his relationship with Serge.
I also didn’t want to consider what my best friend had theorized, but the thing was, I had thought about it in the past. And now, there was the kiss. Watching this new, uncertain Rafe, who no l
