Now You See Me — Episode 1

After Ridgewater's spring game, the football team threw a party at Kappa Someone suggested the heartbeat challenge. If a guy and a girl locked eyes for 60 seconds, and both heart rates passed 150, they had to fake date for two months until homecoming.

The first pair drawn was me and my childhood best friend. Noah Hayes, Ridgewater's star quarterback. I got so nervous I could barely look at him. My smartwatch shot up to 164. Noah stayed at 78 the entire time. His eyes were calm, like he was looking at a stranger.

Damn, Mia, your heart's doing cardio for the first time tonight. She really thought the quarterback was gonna melt for her? Noah dates cheerleaders, not girls who eat the cheerleader snacks. I said nothing. None of them knew Noah, and I had been together for three years.

I had planned to use tonight to make us public. He had promised me. After finals, I'll tell everyone. I promise. Noah, what about Mia? She's clearly obsessed with you. Noah only glanced at me.

Mia's just my childhood friend. She's not my type.