~Declan~

She couldn’t hide the twinkle in her eyes or control the reddening of her cheeks. She bit her lower lip, then burst into a huge laughter. Our laughter filled the car. It was a melody I hadn’t heard in over half a decade. Lost in her glee, Serena shoved my shoulders like she used to do back in the day.

“Oh, that was ages ago!” Then she pushed the mischievous strands of her hair out of her face, recovering from that flare of laughter. She cleared her throat, composing herself, as ...