Chapter 55: Someone's Back

"What? No!" Cadence tried to deny it, but the blush on her cheeks betrayed her.

Red chuckled. "Don't worry. I won't tell him. Although it's pretty obvious."

Cadence's facade crumbled. "Is it really obvious?"

"So, you do like him!" he exclaimed, pointing at her.

Her eyes widened. No way! Did he just trick her into telling her real feelings?

"Don't tell him!" she quickly said. "I don't think he caught on yet."

"Oh, he definitely hasn't caught on," Red said. "That guy's as dense as a rock on the bottom of the ocean. If you want him to know about your feelings, you'd have to tell him up front."

Cadence sighed. "I don't know if I would get the courage to. I honestly considered telling him my feelings the other day, but he decided to set me up with you!"

"Ouch," Red said. "Am I that disappointing?"

"It's not that," she said. "But you're not Xavi, you know? We've been friends for the past few months, and I've come to like every aspect of his being. I met you for the first time today, and