Serena’s POV

“Oh, shut up,” I snap at Stevic, pleading for her to quit the teasing. “Calvin and I are just friends.”

Thinking about Calvin and me as more than friends sends a flurry of butterflies through my stomach. Yet, he’s told me he cares in a way that feels more like an uncle. I have to shake off these feelings before I fall too deeply.

“Come on, you obviously like him,” Stevie says. “Why not show it? Is it because he’s Bill’s ...