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Shit. Shit. Shit. Shit!
I reread my text. What was meant as a joke came off as insanely flirty.
What if he thinks I’m serious?
I tap on my phone screen as if I can rescind the text by sheer will as panic claws through my chest. WHY DO PHONES NOT HAVE INSTANT DELETE BUTTONS?
I have to say something else, follow it up with a joke. But what?
Shit. I can’t think as I type out and send:Just kissing. Haha!
My eyes widen as I see my mistake, and I try to correct myself.
ME: Kissing!
Argh!!I clutch my phone, wishing I could disappear. Kidding, I mean kidding!!
JACE: No touching. Just kissing, got it.
I groan as I palm my face, completely mortified.
ME: Kidding! I swear I was joking and then I meant to type “just kidding.”
JACE: Right. I believe they call that a Freudian slip.
“Kill me now,” I mumble.
“Problem?” Charlotte asks.
“Oh, just, you know, humiliating myself in front of my enemy, one foot in my mouth at a time,” I say. Or whatever the texting equivalent is.
Charlotte’s lips quirk while Samantha peers over my shoulder. “Ooh, let me see.” When she lets out a giant guffaw, I want to choke her. “Smooth.”
I exhale, ruffling the hair around my face as my phone dings once more.
JACE: Or at least I’m hoping it was a Freudian slip.
And then he sends me a winking emoji, and my heart skips a beat.
He’s flirting with me.
I almost can’t believe it. Jace Taggart, my brother’s best friend, and easily the hottest guy on campus—although I never said that and will deny it to the grave—is flirting with me.
I wonder how many times his teasing was flirting before, but my judgment was too clouded with irritation to see it? Jace must sense my stupor and saves me from myself with a benign text.
JACE: So, is that a yes?
I chew the inside of my cheek, mulling it over. I wonder if Chris will be there, but I don’t have the courage to ask because it might imply I hope he’s not.
Wait. Do I hope he’s not?
I cover my face with my hands because I’m totally overthinking this. Thank heavens this conversation is over textand not in person or I would have to drop out of AU just to save face.
I drop my hands, preparing my response. The truth is, I really, really want to say yes. So, I inhale, type out my response, then hit send.
ME: Yes.
CHAPTER 21
