Gigi:
"Mistakes have happened here and there, but we stayed loyal to our friendship and to Ragnar," I explained, deliberately twisting the situation for him.
His eyebrows shot up.
"We moved past the tension," I added.
"Wait. Have you and Jaguar ever...?" He gestured toward the mansion, his eyes widening even more.
"Similar mistakes have happened, like what happened between you and me, but we simply move past them because we’re close. We don’t dwell on those things or make them weird. We don’t turn them into something explicit," I murmured.
Theodore slowly shook his head.
"But that’s strange. Isn’t that almost like cheating or something?" he asked, still trying to make sense of it.
"Have you ever seen me restrain myself around Ragnar? He knows we’re playful, and he doesn’t care. It’s like best friends wrestling around with each other. It only becomes awkward when you make it awkward."
I softened my expression.
"Those kinds of mistakes aren’t supposed to ruin a friendship. That’s why I’ve decided to distance myself from you. I don’t think you’re ready for that kind of deep friendship."
Theodore slowly rubbed the back of his neck.
Well, I had lied about one thing.
Jaguar did feel awkward.
But I hadn’t lied about the fact that this kind of mistake had happened between us before.
"Come on, let’s go inside so we can have dinner and then play truth or dare," I said, holding out my hand to him.
He stared at it for a moment, making me wonder what he was going to do. Then he suddenly took my hand and smiled.
We headed back inside. Jaguar was already there, which made me feel even more confident about my plan.
After dinner, we settled on my bed in my bedroom to play truth or dare. I had a lot planned for the night.
At the same time, I couldn’t help wondering about my brother and Verity. He must be having some fun of his own.
This night was going to be interesting, especially with everything we always managed to get ourselves into.
"Truth or dare?" I asked Theodore, curling my lips into a mischievous smile.
"Um, this time I’m gonna pick truth," he replied, making me roll my eyes.
"What a loser," I teased, even though I had wanted him to choose truth.
That was why I’d been acting as though I had a terrible dare planned for him, hoping he wouldn’t pick it.
"Well, it is what it is," he remarked, holding the bottle and getting ready to spin it once his turn was over.
"Do you like someone?" I asked.
I watched him carefully as something seemed to cross his mind. His eyes immediately lit up, raising my hopes.
He zoned out for a second, smiling to himself, while Jaguar and I pointed at him. Jaguar had clearly noticed the same thing I had.
With a shy nod, Theodore made my heart skip a beat. He glanced at me, then lowered his gaze.
"Wait a minute. Who is it?" Jaguar immediately questioned him, seeming genuinely surprised that his brother liked someone and had kept it to himself.
"Well, I already answered once. I’m not gonna answer again. And the answer would probably blow your minds, too. Let’s just leave it here."
Every word Theodore said made me blush even harder.
So that was it. It had taken only one moment for him to realize he liked me.
Now it made sense.


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