(Elias) Jackson and Luca made their way over to us. I could already hear what Luca was about to say without him opening his mouth. The look on his face told me he was ready to say something to make Avery blush. But before he could, Avery surprised me by speaking first. Sometimes she would be quiet around us, not sure what to say even when I was tutoring her, but this time she spoke up with a smile that caught me off guard. "Hey." Her voice was playful. "Finally you two showed up. It was getting boring here just listening to speech after speech. Plus I was running out of things to daydream about." Luca raised his brow, clearly not expecting her to be so bold. "Well, at least we are here now so you don’t have to worry princess." Avery’s cheeks turned pink and it made her look even more a