Flashback ( PDFDrive )

Edaline shook her head at him. “Don’t be ridiculous. It’s barely past
sunset. And I’m sure they have lots to talk about.”
And then, as if she wasn’t being horrifyingly obvious enough, she
gave Sophie another eyebrow raise and hooked her arm around
Grady’s, dragging him toward the house.
“Is it possible to die from embarrassment?” Sophie wondered as
Grady grumbled a bunch of loud protests about how he’d rather stay
out in the pastures.
Fitz laughed. “If you think they’re bad, wait until my parents find
out about us.”
And there it was—the word that changed everything.
Us.
That was all it took for them to suddenly be . . . a thing.
And Sophie couldn’t decide if she wanted to spin cartwheels or bury
her face in her hands to hide her flushing cheeks.
“In case that sounded wrong,” Fitz added quickly, “they’re going to
be super excited. Though Biana’s probably going to follow me around
saying I told you so a lot, so prepare yourself for that.”
“She is?” Sophie asked. “You talked to her about . . . about this?”
For some reason, she couldn’t throw out the “us” word as easily as
Fitz had. But he didn’t seem to notice.
“Yeah, she’s been teasing me about it for a while—nagging me to
stop wimping out and confess already. She tried to convince me to get
you crush cuffs for a finals gift when you finished Level Three, but I
didn’t want to pressure you like that.” He stepped closer, reaching for
her hands and sounding so adorably shy as he told her, “But . . . if you
want some, I’d go get them in a heartbeat.”
“Wow,” Sophie breathed. “That’s . . .”