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Lexi cocked her head to the side as she regarded ht, Lex," Molly interrupted from beside us, and Lexi’s eyes widened in interest

"Who with? Do tell?" Lexi asked, leading me to a couch in the corner of the roo a deep breath, I couldn’t fight the s on my face "Elpidio," I confessed, and Lexi’s thrilled smile reflected my own

"The reclusive artist?" she asked, curiously

"Yes," I replied, giggling

"And?" Molly asked "What happened last night? You’ve said nothing about it yet You’ve kept ed I wasn’t sure how to explain what Elpi and I had shared It wasn’t norination, and honestly, by both his looks and closed-off attitude to seely everyone but me, I knew my friends would warnanxiously for ht of ined"

Molly reached overbut shed at Molly’s reaction when a server cane

As I reached out for my flute, I noticed Levi slu out over the field, with headphones on, ht He looked miserable My eyebrows pulled down

"Lex?" I called and, stopping her conversation about Austin’s debut today with Molly, she turned to facewith Lev? He looks as miserable as sin and barely said hello when y’all walked in"

Lexi ran her tiny hand, sporting black nail varnish, down her face, glancing sympathetically at Levi, then back to us "Axel," she said on an exasperated sigh

I griot out of prison How’s all that going? I haven’t had time to ask you much about it"