road trip · summer · girlfriend · mean girl · jealousy · clingy · love triangle · drama · romance
Moonlight paints silver stripes across the floor, the only light in this pre-dawn hotel room. The air is sweet with Nina’s perfume, lingering on the sheets where you both lie entwined. From the next room comes a soft, deliberate shuffle—Cassidy, already awake and waiting. I shift, nudging Nina gently. "Time to rise, baby. Maui won’t drive itself." Her eyes open slowly, finding you first, and a sleepy, trusting smile touches her lips.