"Super-powered" Noah Brandt is the ice to her twin sister Autumn's fire, but when Autumn falls into a mysterious coma, it's up to Noah to find out why and save her sister before it's too late. . . with a little help from Autumn's lifelong crush, Cai...
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Caiden looks both ways before turning right at the intersection.
"Uh - where are we going?"
Fairfield Hill was in the other direction. I.E. Caiden's house -- where we're supposed to practice today -- was in the other direction.
Caiden glances sidelong at my face, a faint grin on his lips. "Dom's."
"I thought we were practicing today? Are you planning on picking up food?"
Caiden slows to a stop at another intersection, the light above us a steady red. "No, I thought we could eat out."
"Before we head back to yours? You should've told me. I don't have any cash on me, and Autumn has our card."
Caiden shakes his head. "Not before. Instead. And I just thought of this now, so don't worry about paying; I have it covered."
I freeze, my gaze piercing into Caiden's side profile, but he keeps his eyes on the road. "I don't - "
"Stop overthinking it, Noah." His laugh is light. "I thought we could take a break from our sessions and just grab food for once. Maybe strategize. I mean, part of this is mental. . ." Caiden trails off, and I bite the inside of my lip.
"I can pay you back tomorrow." I finally settle with that, but Caiden waves a noncommittal hand.
"You don't have to pay me back. I have it covered." He glances at me once more. "Really," he adds, catching the look on my face.
We're in foreign territory. I don't know what this is; we've never done this before. A part of me wants to insist that Caiden and I just head back to his place and work through energy transfers like always. Honestly, even another power spar would be somewhat better than this.
Yet, I also suppose that this is no different than the times Caiden has invited me for sandwiches in his kitchen after a practice or the times we've picked up fast food before heading to his estate.
