“You WHAT?”
“To be honest,” Juliet added shamelessly, “if I wasn’t trying to save your pathetic love life, I would’ve jumped on Maverick myself.”
“Juliet—”
“No, listen to me first,” Juliet interrupted quickly. “The man is gorgeous. Rich. Successful. And unlike Elias, he probably won’t emotionally traumatize you every other day if he falls in lovewith you at first sight. Which is obviously going to happen in like five minutes.”
“Oh my God, Juliet,” Amara groaned in frustration, squeezing her eyes shut for a second as she rubbed her forehead. “How can you send me on a date with Elias’s friend?”
She lowered her voice sharply as she continued walking slowly.
“I don’t know what happened between them, but they were close. Like… really close.” She exhaled heavily.
“And what exactly does that matter?” Juliet shot back immediately.
Amara could practically picture her dramatically throwing her hands into the air on the other side of the phone.
“You are seriously overthinking this,” Juliet continued. “How many friendships have you lost over the years? People drift apart all the damn time. Stop acting like you are committing some unforgivable sin.”
“That’s not the same thing—”
“Yes, it is,” Juliet cut in immediately. “And even if heisElias’s friend, what does that have to do with you? You’re not together anymore. It’s none of his business whom you date now.”
Amara pushed open the restaurant door, and entered inside.
Juliet, meanwhile, sounded more excited the longer she talked.
“In fact, you should be happy about this.”
“Happy?” Amara repeated flatly.
“Yes!” Juliet cried out. “Think about it. Now Elias will see that you can pull literally any man you want — even his former best friend.”
Amara nearly stumbled at the insanity coming out of her friend’s mouth.
“This is the ultimate revenge,” Juliet declared proudly. “You should be thanking me.”
“Seriously?”
“No, wait, listen!” Juliet interrupted excitedly. “What if this turns into one of those romantic love triangles?”
Amara immediately looked horrified.
“Imagine it,” Juliet interrupted excitedly. “Your ex-husband suddenly realizes he’s in love with you after seeing you with another man. He tries to win you back, but by then you’ve already fallen for Maverick. And not just any man — his former best friend.”
Juliet actually giggled to herself.
“Oh my God, the drama would be insane.”
“Jesus Christ, Juliet,” Amara muttered under her breath in complete disbelief.
Amara pinched the bridge of her nose so hard it almost hurt.
“You know what? I’m going to talk to you when I get back.” She pointed a finger uselessly into the air as if Juliet could see her. “We’ll discuss your mental instability later.”
Juliet burst out laughing.
“Good luck falling in love with him!” Juliet shouted teasingly before ending the call.
