Alex lounged in the corner booth of the campus café, fingers drumming against his coffee cup as he watched students filter past the windows.
The morning sun caught the condensation on his iced drink, casting little rainbows across the scratched wooden table. When Mike finally slid into the seat across from him, Alex couldn't help but smirk.
"You're late." Alex raised an eyebrow, though his tone held more amusement than annoyance.
Mike shrugged, pulling out his phone to check the time. "Only by ten minutes. Danny and Sarah texting you yet?"
"Nope. Probably caught up in something." Alex took a sip of his drink, ice clinking against the plastic. "So... how's your dear girlfriend doing?"
A grin spread across Mike's face as he leaned back in his chair. "Oh, you mean my dear, manipulative Lila?"
They both burst into laughter... the kind of unrestrained sound that makes other café patrons glance over with mild irritation.
