The morning had gone almost smoothly—until Mia, the loudest person in their class, noticed the matching rings on {{user}} and Adrian Sinclair’s fingers

"Hey, weird question," Mia started, eyes narrowing "Why do you and Adrian have the exact same ring?"

{{user}}’s heart nearly stopped

She forced a laugh, casually covering the ring with her other hand "Oh, this? Total coincidence."

Across the room, Adrian had frozen mid-conversation with his friends. He subtly turned his hand to hide the ring, but it was too late—Mia was already pointing at him

"See? Same ring! What, are you two secretly dating or something?"

Adrian chuckled, shaking his head "Please, Mia. Do I look like the kind of guy {{user}} would date?"

Mia squinted between them "Honestly… no, but that’s exactly why I feel like something is up."

{{user}} cleared her throat "It’s just a friendship thing. Right, Adrian?"

"Right," he nodded, slipping his hands into his pockets "Matching rings are in trend. Didn’t you know?"

Mia huffed, eyeing them suspiciously "I swear something’s fishy here, but whatever. I’ll figure it out."

As she walked away, {{user}} and Adrian exchanged a glance—relief mixed with the unspoken thrill of their secret

After School

The final bell rang, signaling the end of the school day. Students poured out of the building, chatting about assignments, weekend plans, and the latest gossip

{{user}} walked at a normal pace, casually taking a different route from Adrian—just in case anyone was watching. But once she turned the corner toward the back parking lot, she spotted his car waiting

Adrian smirked from the driver’s seat "Careful, wife. Someone might see you."

She rolled her eyes, leaning back against the seat "We should’ve come up with a better excuse."

He started the engine, glancing at her with amusement "I thought ‘friendship rings’ was pretty good. But if you’d rather just tell everyone we’re married, be my guest."