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[i][color=dodgerblue]“God help us all if there’s a round two,”[/color][/i] Alexandros mused while he rubbed the area between his temples, visibly looking stressed.

[color=deeppink]“I’ll say…”[/color] Audrey admitted, letting out a sigh as if to let Alex know she was just as done with this issue as he was. Why did their families have to embarrass them like that? Would this be a common occurrence if they continued to date? The brunette shook her head, trying to clear away any thoughts of what could happen if Miranda and Ava continued to be exposed to each other. God help them indeed.

In a comforting gesture, Audrey began to rub his back, making circles with her open palm. She felt the tension in his muscles lessen, a sign that he was less stressed. She didn't know if it was because he was feeling more comfortable around her or he just wanted to excuse his sister’s behavior, but out of nowhere, Alex began to tell her about how Ava was probably acting up due to ‘not getting some’ and a possible falling out with the school’s walking disaster (who was apparently the younger woman’s boyfriend or something).

Audrey’s eyes widened at the revelation, her surprise at Alexandros’ bluntness quickly turning into amusement at his sister’s dilemma. So the rough, tough-as-nails Ava Mossos actually had a vulnerable, human side after all, and wasn’t as exempt from the trials and tribulations of teenagers her age faced. The Latina understood perfectly what Ava was going through, though. She’d had her fair share of times without getting some, and it certainly turned her into a bigger bitch than she already was. The scenario was never pleasant for those around her. The rest of his story was drowned out as she had flashbacks of the horrors Ava must be living during these dry, turbulent times. 

[color=deeppink]“As much as I disagree with your sister in some things, I can totally see where she comes from,”[/color] Audrey admitted, visibly cringing. [color=deeppink]“God knows I would go crazy at not having my "special needs" met."[/color]

[i][color=dodgerblue]“So, was it just me or did my brother and your cousin seem like they were high as Snoop Dogg?”[/color][/i] Alexandros asked out of the blue, breaking the awkward silence that had formed.

Audrey couldn’t help but smirk, remembering the way a very giddy Heather and Eli had arrived at the table stumbling a little and some time after everyone else. The fact that someone outside her, Romina or Delilah had actually managed to get Heather to break her eternal resting bitch face to crack a smile was no easy feat. On top of that, he’d actually gotten her to laugh and speak in a manner that looked like it wasn’t layered with sarcasm. And that the conqueror of said feat was Alex’s brother? [i]That[/i] had been the big surprise of the evening.

As if on queue, Audrey’s phone chimed in the pocket of her skirt. Frowning, she pulled it out, and her brows furrowed even more when she saw that the messages came from Heather. She looked around, thinking that maybe her older cousin was sending her a warning about someone coming their way. Failing to see or hear anything out of the ordinary, the young woman turned back to her phone to unlock it… And found herself with a juicy piece of gossip when she read the messages.

[color=deeppink]“Well, looks like my cousin and your brother are getting along swimmingly,”[/color] Audrey said suggestively, handing her phone to Alexandros with with wiggling eyebrows. On the screen was a text from Heather that read as follows:

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