Celeste’s POV.
I’m sitting on a bench on Venice Beach, pulling my rollerblades onto my feet as the sun slowly rises over the horizon.
The only sounds are the cawing of the seagulls and the sound of the waves as they crash on the shore. Dante is sitting next to me as he straps up his rollerblades.
Carmine and Chaos are already skating, being fools, like usual. But today is monumental. Today Mika is joining us.
It has been months since I first met him and the family. I have seen him a few times at the clubhouse and he is coming more and more out of his shell. I never pushed for him to join us. I left the invitation open for him.
So when I got the text yesterday asking what time would be best. I smiled, I didn’t celebrate because that is not who I am. I told Dante, and he smiled, knowing
