I wake up to a text from Jude, along with pictures he took of me on his phone yesterday at the beach against the setting sun.
Jude:
couldn’t sleep last night cuz I kept getting flashbacks of us at the beach
Jude:
look at u 😍
Jude:
u r so effortlessly pretty
Heat rises to my face, and I bite my lip, unable to stop the ridiculous smile spreading across it. I don’t even realize Lily is watching me until she lets out a giggle.
“You have a crush,” she teases, grinning like she’s just discovered something groundbreaking.
I roll my eyes, but my blush betrays me. Pretty sure it’s more than that at this point.
“No, seriously. You’re wiggling your toes, and you’re smiling too hard,” she points out. “I’m never gonna be this stupid again.”
“It’s a phase,” I tell her, shaking my head. “It w
