"You got a text message, by the way," Elliot said. Then, he paused for a moment and said, "But it could be spam."

Avery's body stiffened as she turned to him anxiously and asked, "Did you look at it?"

Elliot shook his head and said, "I didn't. Weren't you the one who said I can't look at your phone?"

Avery nodded with a smile and said, "Good boy. It's not like I don't want to show it to you. Of course, you can look at it if you want to. It's not like I'd get mad."

She said this, but she zipp