Aurora listened to Sophia while finishing off a bag of chips.

Licking her fingers, she said, “Nah, I still got a little place for you in my heart.”

“Yeah, just a little place.”

Aurora grabbed her hand. “Besties don’t call each other out like that.”

*****

The girls' tea-time gossip and the guys' discussion wrapped up at the same time.

Mason and Derek headed back to their rooms to find their ...