Joel eventually walked outside to grab Gavin and me once Ace and Maverick showed up. They were all ready to discuss the plan to stop Nick, which I knew where all their heads were at.
Gavin winked at me as he slid off the hood of Cole’s car and headed back inside. It was his subtle way of telling me to get over myself already and be upfront with Joel about how I was feeling. That was easier said than done when I knew how he would react.
“Are you coming?” Joel asked, holding out his hand for me.
Maybe this wasn't the most appropriate time to talk to him openly about this, but I knew that if I didn’t open up to him now, then I might never do it at all. I wanted our relationship to be easy, not this hard. If what Joel and I had was love, then
