Maya blinked twice, searching Harper’s face for any sign that she was joking. She waited for the inevitable punchline, for Harper to grin and admit it was all just a prank… but it never came.
“…You’re serious.”
Harper looked back at her with an expression so steady that it almost seemed as though Maya was the one asking the ridiculous question.
“Of course I am! Now hurry up and finish eating. The sooner we get there, the sooner you’ll get to see your boyfriend.”
Maya shook her head with a helpless laugh.
“You really are something else, Harper.”
They finished the last few bites of their meal in comfortable silence. Harper was the first to stand, brushing the imaginary crumbs from her shorts.
“So…” she said with an eager grin. “Ready?”
Maya nodded as she dabbed the corner of her mout
