Page 195 of Break the Ice
Matheo
Good idea
Erik
I got Door Dash covered
Matheo
Liv will swing by every day to feed the kittens and change the litter on the way to the shelter.
I tighten my grip on the phone.
A beat of quiet hangs heavy between the lines. Even through text, it sits like a stone in my gut.
Eli leans over my shoulder, scans the messages, then pulls out his phone and adds…
JJ and I have flight snacks covered
Three dots keep wiggling across the screen before a slew of messages pops up.
Erik
Snacks include sugar
Matheo
Potato chips are snacks
Ansel
CHOCOLATE
Auguste
Maybe Jayden should pick?
Eli’s eye roll is so loud for him that I snort.
We got snacks
Auguste
Roll Ups. Dylan loves that shit.
Matheo
And fruitjerky. Pineapple
Erik
Chocolate banana chips
Eli
WE HAVE THE SNACKS COVERED
Finley reads over my arm, her hand sliding over my back like she knows the weight sitting in my chest. Eli’s palm presses warm and solid on my shoulder for half a second before he reaches for a bag of licorice gummies I like to take on flights to stop my ears from popping during take-off.
