Eden raised her brows, pursed her lips, and put one hand on her hip.
“That only happened one time and I quit right after our first date,” Randi said defensively.
“Yeah, remind me, did you get to the second date?” Eden threw the pillow back at Randi and Letty jumped up and ran out of the room.
“Careful! You spooked Letty.” Randi smirked. “I left that company with my integrity somewhat tarnished but still intact.”
Eden wrinkled her nose. “She wasn’t right for you anyway.”
“Mmhmm. And Cari DeWare is?”
“I don’t know yet. We’ll see.”
Randi sighed. “How many times do I have to say it, this is about YOU!”
“But it could be about you, TOO!” Eden chuckled.
Randi shook her head.
“You know,” Eden said, “this reminds me of a scene in Cari’s latest book. The friends to lovers one where they help each other choose outfits. We do that all the time.”
“We do.”
Eden tilted her head. “I’ve been thinking about what you said about sparks.”
Randi raised her brows. “What did I say?”
Eden sat down on the foot of the bed. “You said that sometimes it may take a while before you feel them.”
“Oh, yeah.” Randi paused. “This is different though. One of the friends in the book had been secretly in love with the other one for a long time.”
Eden nodded and stared at Randi. They held each other’s gaze for a moment.
Randi cleared her throat. “I’ve given you my expert opinion on Eden Andrew’s first date look so are you going to feed me dinner or make me get something on my way home?”
Eden could see something in Randi’s eyes, but knew the moment had passed. She smiled. “Come on, let’s order out. My treat for your expert opinion.”
Randi smiled at Eden as she got into her car. She wasn’t sure going out the night before a big presentation was a good idea, but here she was. Even though she was meeting who she hoped was her client-to-be, being there for Eden was her chief intention. Thinking back over the years, she and Eden had done this many times for each other. It was one thing to text someone to get you away from an uncomfortable situation, but they’d found being present in person was even better.
“I’m glad to see you took my suggestion on what to wear tonight,” Eden said, looking Randi up and down.
Randi had worn the jeans Eden mentioned the other night when they were choosing her outfit. She’d paired it with a sleeveless top and wore a light sweater over it.
“Be sure and take the sweater off once you’re settled at a table,” Eden said.
Randi looked over at. “Why?”
“Because you have nice arms,” Eden replied. “The way your shoulders sweep down to your upper arms shows off your muscles. It’s sexy.”
Randi scoffed. “Why would I want to look sexy? I’m there for you in case you don’t like Kelly or her friends.”
Eden sighed. “I know Cari DeWare is off limits, but did you ever think there will be other women there? What if I like Kelly and her friends? Maybe you’ll like them, too.” She gasped. “Oh, that could be fun!”
“Uh, no,” Randi said. “We are not dating friends of friends.”
“Come on, you know that’s how it happens sometimes.”
“Not to us.”
