Lucas was 95% sure they were broken up, but they were still sitting next to each other in school and stuff. It was just confusing and he figured if he asked if they were really broken up, then they would be and he wasn't ready to face that. Not yet.
He knew he wasn't doing a good job of hiding it from his parents, so he wasn't totally surprised that his Dad was the one who came up to talk to him. As soon as his dad knocked on his door, Lucas was ready to spill everything.
"You were right," he said miserably. "I think Riley and I broke up but I don't know for sure and I don't want to ask because what if we are?" He felt really bad but he didn't know how to fix it. Maybe his dad would have the right answer.