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Luke leads the way, and even through the thickness of ently against my lower back

But I try not to think too much about it Or how acutely aware I am of it

Uh-huh Keep telling yourself that

“Ava! Luke!” Em is the first one to see us A lazy smile spreads across her face, and she aardly wraps us both into a hug, one ar Luke into the mix

“Yay! You guys finally , the force of her giddy presence pushing my face to smash into Luke’s

I burst into laughter, and he just grins at me out of the corner of his eye, his cheek literally sainst mine

“I think we’re behind in the drink department, Ace,” he whispers toward

“You guys definitely are,” Zach comments and reaches out to shake Luke’s hand and offer

“Hey, guys” Landon does the same

“So, hoas shopping?” E a sip frouess is that ht

“Horrible,” Luke teases, and I nudge him in the stomach with my elbow

“It was not that bad”

“Nah, it wasn’t that bad” He smirks “We just hit every store in the mall Twice”

“You’re such a drama queen” I snort “You had fun”

“You’re right I did” He wraps his arm around my shoulder and presses a kiss to my forehead I falter a little when his lips touch ame This is why he’s here To make everyone believe he’s my boyfriend

It’s actually a good thing that he’s able to do boyfriend-y things like that with a naturalness that keeps surprising even ood that, to an outsider, it seems like we’ve been in a relationship for years Like we’re always this way Touchy-feely, affectionate, in love

Too bad, deep down, you’re starting to wish it wasn’t just an act…

Internally, I shake offit on the back of a chair, and proceed to tell Kate and E trip, while Luke heads to the bar and grabs us a drink

All in all, it was a successful trip I was able to get our mom and two aunts Coach totes Ones that should be perfect for their Bruce dog-park days You know, the ones where they spend ers