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Share Us
“Bye. Be safe,” I tell her. “Share your location with a friend.”
When she leaves out the back door, I lock it behind her and stand in total silence for ten seconds before picking up my phone and flipping through it, looking for anything to entertain me.
Then I realize there is one person I can text. I type quickly and hit send.
What’s up?
Cam responds immediately.
Who dis?
That makes me chuckle.
Haha. You’re hilarious.
You send a dumb text, you get a dumb one in return.
God, he’s brutal. I love it.
That’s fair. Are you at the game?
No. Still in Chicago. Had a work issue pop up.
That’s good news. I mean, not the work issue. But that he’s still in town. Because now I have someone to interact with.
Want to talk about it?
Not even a little.
That’s so very Cam that I shake my head in amusement as I head through the shop to the stairs that lead up to my apartment. I can’t text going up the steps. I’ve learned that the hard way.
So by the time I’m in my apartment, he’s texted again.
What are you doing? All set for tomorrow?
The guys know about my jam-packed day of orders.
Yep. Feeling very accomplished.
The dots appear on my screen, then disappear. I shut the door of my apartment behind me and toss the phone on the bench placed in the entryway. I unlace my shoes and glance back up to see the text dots appear, then disappear, which makes me curious. Cam is a confident texter. He’s always short and to the point.
Finally, a text comes through.
Want to watch the game together?
A warm rush goes through me. Cam wants to spend time with me.
He’s probably feeling lonely, too, with Alexsei gone.
I would love to. Let me change before I head out.
I’ll come to your place.
Even better. I don’t really feel like taking the bus and I don’t want to spend the money on a car. At this time of day on a Friday, the rates surge. I could take the bakery van, but then there’s parking…
That would be great.
Twenty minutes later I’m showered and in sweats and a Racketeers hoodie, with no bra on because I want to be comfortable. I also want to see if I can inspire Cam to touch me, if I’m being honest.
