"Trouble in paradise?"
"He's at Berkeley, visiting Daisy." His kid sister. Luna's best friend. Complicated shit.
"It's June."
"She's taking a summer course."
Is that why Imogen is in Brentwood? Or was she born and raised in Los Angeles? "Is Holden miserable?" Holden is Daisy's boyfriend.
Once upon a time, Oliver and Holden were best friends. Until the whole 'I slept with your sister thing' (Holden slept with Daisy, Ollie's sister). And then the whole 'I slept with your best friend thing.' (Ollie and Luna hooked up. And Luna is Daisy's best friend).
I swear, I need a diagram to follow the gossip here.
"He's there too," she says.
"Weird."
"Kinda," she says.
"Why aren't you there?"
"Are you kidding? I'm not getting in the middle of that catfight."
"You must miss her?"
"Like crazy," she says. "But we talk three times a week. And I'll be up there in a few weeks."
"Once the dick-measuring contest ends?"
"It's almost sweet," she says, "like they're competing for who loves her the most."
"Does that bother you?"
"Not the way you mean," she says.
"How do I mean?"
"Because Oliver is my boyfriend and I want all his love?"
Guilty.
"I'm an only child."
She's lucky that way. She can't lose a sibling. But, hey, I know better than to say that. "Siblings are annoying."
"Yeah, but they know what it's like to grow up in your house, with your family. I wish I had that."
Dare crashes the almost intimate moment. "You look hot today, Luna." He winks and runs his fingers through his dark hair in a totalyou know you want memove.
"Is that what you wanted?" I ask.
"I prefer words like 'sophisticated' and 'gorgeous' but I know they're a little long for you two," she says.
"Sophis-ta-what?" Dare plays dumb.
"You look nice too," she says. "The iconic Inked Love uniform."
He is wearing standard-issue hipster tattoo artist gear. White v-neck (it doesn't compete with the colorful ink and it shows off the tattooed biceps). Jeans (his are dark. Some are light. Holden is the only one who dares to wear shorts). Trendy kicks. (Checkered Vans for Dare today. Grey eco-friendly sneakers for me).