*Asher*

I don’t waste any time. Little Rock, here we come!

I arrange to pick up Ophelia two days later when I don’t have football practice to distract me for a few days. I feel my leg shaking as I sit in the car, driving us to the hangar. I’m starting to second-guess if this is a good idea. But after being so confident while speaking to Ophelia, how am I supposed to be open and honest about this?

I force myself to breathe, trying not to alert her to the ...