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“Good!” Tiergan exclaimed. “And to do it so young… you two must be wonderful Cognates.”

Fitz beamed, and Sophie gave a shy smile.

And then the bell rang.

“Well, off to your next classes,” Tiergan said, waving them away.

Sophie said goodbye to her mentor and to Fitz before walking towards the Silver Tower again. Time for her second “cognate” lesson.

When she walked into the blank room, Keefe was already there. Oralie wasn’t.

“Hey, Foster,” Keefe said as she walked in, but it was without his smirk, and he wouldn’t meet her eyes. Was Keefe… nervous?

Sophie smiled at him and gave a small wave. “Hi, Keefe.”

“Okay, so we all know we’ve gotta clear up the other day in the Healing Center. When we said that Team Foster-Keefe was going to win, we meant it the same way, right?”

Wow. Straight to the point. That wasn’t like Keefe at all. He must’ve been really nervous.

“I think so,” Sophie said. “How did you mean it?”

She was proud of herself for not blushing.

Now Keefe did meet her eyes, although his smirk was noticeably missing. “That I… like you as more than a friend. That maybe you did too.”

“That’s how I meant it.”

“Good.” And Keefe leaned forward, and Sophie wondered if he was going to kiss her. But when he wrapped his arms around her, it was only a hug. “Team Foster-Keefe is going to win.”

“It totally is,” Sophie said, grinning like crazy. How could she be this lucky?

Keefe pulled away. “So… uh, when do you think Councillor Oralie will be here?”

Sophie laughed at his awkwardness. She couldn’t help it. Keefe was so far out of his comfort zone that it was hilarious. “You’re adorable when you’re awkward, you know that?” she said, turning his own tease against him.

“Oh, I know,” he said, still not meeting her eyes.

Sophie just laughed harder.

“Sorry I’m late,” Oralie said out of nowhere. When had she walked in?

“It’s fine,” Sophie said.