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On my drive to the house I call Cami on my Bluetooth and tell her we have to talk, and like the best friend she is she says she’ll meet me at my place in five!
Cami shows up just after I do and when she walks in she looks around and asks, “Are we the only ones here?”
“Yep!”
“Spill it, chica!”
“Oh my God it was so great Cam! At the very beginning it was really awkward but then it felt like old times. Just like before. We were so comfortable with each other that we just talked and talked. The most important thing Cam . . . he doesn’t hate me.”
Just as my eyes start to swell with tears she grabs my hand and I repeat. “He doesn’t hate me, Cam. He actually said he’d like to get together for coffee again.”
“There isn’t anybody on this planet that could hate you. You are the best person I know, and from what I remember Jonathan is a pretty smart guy, so of course he doesn’t hate you.”
“Now what?”
“Give him a chance, Em. Tell him.”
“I know and I have nothing to hide. I am proud of everything that’s happened in the last five years, and I’ve worked hard to keep my head above water. If we get together again I’ll tell him, I promise. I just didn’t want to remind him of how I had hurt him when things were going so well. I didn’t want to dredge up the bad memories. Next time though, pinky swear.”
I hold my pinky finger up, Cami does the same and we lock them together and the promise is sealed. Now, when will that next time be?
“Listen, I have to get to my next showing so I have to run, but I am so happy it went well. Please give him a chance. He’s been through a lot, and you may be just the person he needs in his life right now.”
We hug it out and as she walks through the door she says, “Give kisses for me.”
“Promise!”
As the door closes behind her I find myself alone in the house. I just can’t fight the childlike glee that I feel with the simple knowledge that he doesn’t seem to hate me and in fact he wants to see me again!!!!!
I can’t help it. I have had his phone number since Saturday and only used it once to tell him what time I could meet him for coffee. I dig my phone out of my purse and realize that I already have a text. And it’s from him! I had forgotten that I had turned off the volume after my dad called. Ugh! I forgot about my dad, but he can wait for later.
I hold my breath as I open his text:
Georgia: It was so great to see you and Justine today.
Georgia: I mean it. It was really great to see you.
Gracie: Thank you. It was great to see you and Frances too. Thanks for the coffee. And the scone.
I figured it would be some time before I heard back from him so I walk to kitchen, toss my phone on the counter, open the fridge and just stand there staring blankly. While in my far away la-la land I hear the ping of my phone. I throw the fridge door shut so hard all the contents inside rattle and I leap to the counter to grab my phone like somebody is going to beat me to it.
Georgia: Frances said it was nice to meet you too.
Gracie: Maybe we can take Frank and Frances for a walk sometime?
Oh crap! Did I just ask him out? Crap! Crap! Crap!
Georgia: She would love that but I am not so sure . . . Frank’s owner is kind of a player and I hope the apple doesn’t fall anywhere near that tree.
Georgia: Can you tell I’m a bit of an over-protective father?
Gracie: I’ll make sure he’s on this best behavior.
As if he knows we’re talking about him Frank—named after Will Ferrell’s Frank the Tank character in the movie Old School—saunters into the room looks at me, gives me a little snort and then plops himself on the cool kitchen floor.
Georgia: I’ll give him one chance but if he steps one paw out of line they don’t see each other again.
Gracie: Understood.
