“You’re beautiful,” Jordan complimented immediately they were outside.
Adria, who still had the chills from her encounter with Nathan inside, smirked awkwardly.
She didn’t get the chills someone who just got told they were pretty by the most handsome guy in high school should get.
But she handled it quite well. “Thank you,” she said to him. “You look good too.”
He opened the car door for her to enter, and that earned him a smile.
“Thanks, Jordan.” He was indeed a gentleman. Her father would love him more.
He smiled back at her.
He entered the car and they drove off.
The low hum of the engine filled the quiet space between them, blending with the faint music on the radio.
The sky outside was dark, but the streets were alive—shop lights flickering, neon signs glowing, the occasional laughter
