“Sasha?”
“Anna!”
Sasha pushed past Chris so hard he nearly fell backward, and she ran inside, practically tackling Anna in a hug.
“Oh my God, are you okay? You didn’t reply to my text. Are you being fed? Did he make you cry? You look thinner. I’m serious. Is he keeping you hostage? I will call the police-“
“Sasha, calm down,” Anna laughed, her face lighting up despite how chaotic the moment was. “What are you even doing here this early?”
Sasha didn’t answer. She just grabbed Anna’s hand and started dragging her up the stairs like she had a scheduled interrogation.
Meanwhile, Chris was frozen. Just standing there. Staring at Sasha as if she’d just hijacked his entire brain.
“Bro,” I said, clapping him on the shoulder. “Welcome to my humble abode. Feel free to come in before you catch a cold or lose the last two brain cells you have left.” theChris stumbled in and dropped onto the nearest chair like the morning had already defeated him.
His eyes didn’t leave Sasha.
I waved a hand in front of him. “Yo. Earth to Chris.”
Nothing.
I snapped my fingers. “Chris.”
He blinked and looked at me slowly. “I’m not even gonna lie,” he said, voice weirdly serious. “That girl is so fucking beautiful.”
“Mmhmm,” I replied. “And she just called you a red flag to your face.”
“Yeah,” he nodded. “With her full chest.”
“So?” I asked, already laughing.
“She’s just…” he shook his head. “Too fucking sharp with that mouth. It’s wild. I swear, I wanna fuck it shut.”
“Jesus Christ,” I groaned. “Leave her alone, man. That’s Anna’s friend. Which means she’s automatically off limits. And knowing you? You’ll ruin her life by Tuesday.”
“I’m not saying I’ll do anything,” Chris muttered, eyes drifting back to the staircase. “I’m just saying… I’ve never wanted to argue and fuck someone in the same breath this bad before.”
“Control yourself.”
“She started it.”
“I don’t care who started it. I’m ending it. Don’t touch her.”
Chris didn’t say a word after that.
But he didn’t need to.
His eyes said everything.ANNA’S POV
“You are the biggest red flag I have ever met in my entire life,” Sasha snapped as we all walked into the game center, her voice sharp enough to make a few kids standing near the dance machines turn their heads.
Honestly, the only reason we were even here was because our class had been cancelled earlier. Sasha had come over since she suddenly had free time, and Chris had shown up too because he hadn’t hung out with Ryan in a while. With nothing better to do, Ryan suggested we go out, maybe to an amusement park or the game center, and after debating for a while, the game center won.
Chris smirked like he’d been waiting for Sasha to say something just like that, adjusting his jacket with that cocky grin plastered on his face. “Me? A red flag? Sweetheart, you’re a whole national emergency. You’re not just a red flag, you’re the fireworks show that comes after it.”
Sasha rolled her eyes so hard I thought they might get stuck. “Oh please, if I googled ‘narcissist’ or ‘player, ‘your face would pop up with fireworks behind it.”
Chris leaned closer, smirking even wider like he was enjoying every second of this. “Admit it. You like me.”
“Like you?” Sasha scoffed, folding her arms tightly. “I’d rather choke. You’re the kind of guy mothers warn their daughters about. The whole package of trouble, ego, and bad decisions wrapped into one man.”
Chris licked his lips, smug as ever. “You keep staring at my mouth, Sasha. Maybe you’re just imagining what it would feel like if I used it to shut you up.”
“Disgusting!” she snapped, smacking his shoulder, but I didn’t miss the way her lips twitched like she was fighting a smile.
I groaned, dragging my hand down my face. “Seriously? Can you two flirt somewhere else that doesn’t burn my ears?”
Ryan chuckled under his breath, tugging me against his chest. “Come on, baby. Let’s leave them to their… whatever this is. Let’s go do something fun.”
The way his hand slipped lower told me exactly what kind of “fun” he was suggesting, and I shoved him away lightly with a smirk. “No thanks. I’d rather play with Sasha.”
I tugged Sasha’s arm before she could throw another insult at Chris. “Come on, let’s go play the dance game. Do something normal for once.”
She tore her glare away from Chris and sighed. “Fine. Anything to get away from him.”
Ryan smirked and dragged Chris toward the pool tables while Sasha and I climbed onto the dance platforms. The music boomed, lights flashing as arrows appeared on the screen. For a while, it was fun- until Sasha leaned toward me mid-dance and shouted over the music.
“Hey… is Chris single?”
I almost missed my step, whipping my head toward her with a wide grin. “Oh my God, you like him.”
“I do not!” she snapped, nearly tripping. “Don’t say that, Anna!”
“You totally do.” I laughed, pointing at her as I stomped along with the arrows. “You’ve been staring at him since we got here.”
“I wasn’t staring!” she shouted back, but right at that exact moment, Chris looked up from the pool table and caught her eyes. The way they froze, staring at each other, was so obvious I burst out laughing. Sasha tore her gaze away immediately, fumbling to fix her hair. “See? That was casual. Nothing else.”
“Yeah right,” I teased. “Casual glances don’t come with blushing, Sasha. Admit it.”
“I’ll admit he’s the kind of guy every girl should avoid,” she shot back quickly, stomping harder on the platform. “He’s a narcissist, a casanova, a total commitment-phobe. He probably keeps a notebook of women’s names and their favorite colors just to use them.”
I laughed so hard I nearly fell off my side of the machine. “You’re literally making things up now just to cover the fact that you think he’s cute.”
“Cute?” she repeated, like it was the nastiest word in the dictionary. “He’s not cute. He’s a headache dressed in expensive clothes.”
I shook my head, still grinning. But seeing her all flustered gave me the push to change the subject completely. “Well, while you’re busy denying your little crush, I should probably tell you something…”
Her eyes narrowed, suspicious. “What?”
“I’m pregnant.”
The game beeped, signaling the round was over, but Sasha didn’t even notice. She froze, then screamed,”
What?!”
“Shh!” I hissed, grabbing her arm and yanking her off the platform before everyone in the arcade started staring. “Don’t scream like that.”
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