All I’ve Never Wanted(170)

“I’m not spoiled! Only sissies are spoiled!”



“Well, if the shoe fits…”



“Are you calling me a sissy?!”



Parker chuckled, slipping his arm around Adriana’s waist. “Those two are something else.”



“They most definitely are,” she agreed.



Carlo laughed, shaking his head. “I’m going to miss all this craziness,” he said fondly. “But I guess nothing stays the same forever.”



“Oh my god, puppy!” Venice interrupted, breaking the slightly somber mood and shoving Mickey into Carlo’s arms before she raced after a small golden retriever, Zack hot on her heels.



“Venice! Watch out for the pole—oh. Too late.”



Adriana, Parker, and Carlo cracked up, and in that moment, a bubble of joy rose up inside her. Even though they would all be off to different colleges in the fall, even though they needed to start being more grown-up and start making more adult decisions, Adriana instinctively knew, deep down inside, that the most important thing would never change: friendship. In their case, it was definitely thicker than blood. The Scions, Adri, Maya, and Venice had become a family, and they would always be a family—albeit a highly dysfunctional one—no matter what.



“Come on, guys, let’s go.” Adriana grabbed Parker’s hand and beckoned for the others to follow her, and, with Maya and Roman’s presences right beside them, they slowly moved away from the closed gate.



The future awaits.