Nora pinched my arm just hard enough to hurt. Classic Nora: subtle but effective.

Okay, fine. Blurting out Samuel’s feelings in front of everyone? Definitely not my brightest moment. Some things are better left for private jokes, not public mic drops—especially when family dynamics are at play, blood-related or not.

Alex, ever the oblivious one, finally caught on and asked, "Wait, what did you just say?"

Before I could dig myself into a deeper ...