Athena POV
After a full belly laugh, he catches me off guard completely by pulling me into an embrace. Yeaaaaaaahhhhh. I’m not used to this kind of s**t. What do I even do? Pat him on the back and say “good boy”?
‘Oh come onnnnn, drama queen! You have hugged Maxim before as well!’.
‘Rarely ever. And that’s different. He is my bestie. And Ethan is…’. I stop mid-sentence, unable to put into words why exactly this is so different. It feels very different though. ‘Ugh. Whatever. It’s just different’.
Ethan pulls back, much to my relief. Yup, that went well. I just stood there like an i***t.
“Are you new to hugging or something?”. He teases cheekily, noticing my obvious discomfort.
I clear my throat before speaking up. “Something like that. Anywayyyyy – off I go! Adios”.
Ethan laughs, s
