Flashback ( PDFDrive )

“Super fun. It’s like, ‘Wow—I knew my daddy loved me, but I never
realized he was such a big old ball of mush until I got to spend the day
soaking up all his fuzzy feelings.’ ”
“And now the real answer?” Sophie pressed.
Keefe reached up to sweep back his hair—which said a whole lot
more than his “It’s fine.”
Sophie sighed. “Need me to send Krakie to you?”
Half his smile returned. “Nah, he likes you better than me.
Everyone does.”
“No they don’t.”
“Oh really? Tell me this: Have you heard from the Fitzster since he
went home for the happy family reunion?”
Before she could figure out a way to soften her answer, he said,
“Exactly. And I get it—why would he hail the best friend who spent a
little too much quality time with his creepy brother after running off
to join the Neverseen, when he can have a secret Fitzphie convo with
his cute little Cognate?”
“Keefe—”
“Relax, I’m just giving you a hard time. It’s my greatest joy in life.”
It did seem to be.
But their current conversation had also made Sophie feel like a
terrible friend. Which was probably why she found herself promising,
“I’ll get the Bo-Ro story.”
“WOO—now you’re talking! Make sure you push for the really juicy
details, too—especially if kissing’s involved. Actually, scratch that—
I’ll need to claw out my brain if I have to picture Ro in a slobbery liplock.”
“Yeah, let’s not go there,” Sophie agreed.