Maya Hughes

“What’s it like once you go pro? You know, having a girl and a family and stuff?”

Emmett peeled his eyes away from Avery and blinked at me like he was coming out of a trance only she could put him in. “It’s got its ups and downs, but if you’re solid, there’s nothing to worry about. Are you and Jules solid?”

I shoved my hands into my pockets. “We’re not together.”

“But you’d like to be.” His knowing look told me I wasn’t exactly stealthy about my feelings, which made it even harder that Jules ran every chance she got.

“She could’ve died, man. Showing up to her building on fucking fire, I don’t think I’ve ever been that scared in my life. The stuff with my dad when he got sick, that was slow. Long days in the hospital. You could brace for it. But with her, she could’ve been gone in a blink.”

Jules shot up from her desk. “He was buying me tampons!”