“Can I ask what you texted Eden?”
“Oh, so you’re that kind of distraction,” Randi said. “You want to know everything I’m doing.”
Cari laughed. “No, I don’t. Have fun at Eden’s.”
“I texted Eden that I wouldn’t be by tonight. All this talk about buried feelings has me exhausted,” Randi said. “I’m going home.”
“Thank you for such a fun night,” Cari said with a smile. She squeezed Randi’s hand and gently kissed her cheek. “I hope that’s okay.”
Randi nodded as Cari went into the house and she walked back to her car.
“What the fuck,” she murmured.
As she drove home she thought back over the night. If Cari could see through her so easily then Eden could catch on, too. That was the last thing Randi wanted. These feelings had truly blindsided her.
Randi wanted to help Eden find a girlfriend because it would make her happy. She had seen Eden go on many dates before and couldn’t understand why now it seemed to bother her. Enough so that Cari noticed.
Maybe hanging out with Cari would help her get these feelings in check. It couldn’t hurt.
Chapter Fifteen
Eden rode the elevator up to Randi’s floor in her apartment building. As her best friend and in-case-of-an-emergency contact on her lease, Eden had all the security codes to get into Randi’s building and to her apartment.
She hadn’t seen Randi since Friday night at Billy Bob’s. It was unusual for them not to do something together on weekends. Even when they both had girlfriends, they always had time for each other. For some reason Eden got the feeling that Randi was avoiding her. She’d gone back over the night at Billy Bob’s and everyone seemed to be having fun. Eden always enjoyed dancing with Randi and she thought they were particularly good that night.
When Randi didn’t come by her house Friday night Eden thought for sure they would meet up on Saturday, but she had a lunch date with Gabi. Eden expected to hear from Randi that evening, but she didn’t return her text until late.
Most weekends Eden and Randi had a standing brunch date on Sundays. They had a favorite place not far from Randi’s apartment. When the weather was nice they walked to the restaurant and sat outside on the patio. Because they hadn’ttalked much over the weekend, Eden had decided to come to Randi’s in person so she couldn’t make some excuse to miss brunch.
After she rang the doorbell she suddenly had a sinking feeling. What if Randi wasn’t alone? Surely she would have told her if she’d met someone. Randi wasn’t immune to a one night stand; however, it had been years since her last one which Eden knew because Randi had her bending over in laughter as she recounted the night.
“Hey,” Randi said, opening the door.
“It’s nice to see your smiling face,” Eden said, walking past her and into the living room. “There’s no one else here, is there?”
Randi chuckled. “Uh, who were you expecting?”
“When I didn’t hear from you last night or this morning I thought maybe you went out and brought someone home with you.”
Randi raised her brows. “How long has it been since I’ve done that?”
Eden shrugged, plopping down on the couch. She eyed Randi as she settled into the corner of the couch. This was Randi’s favorite spot and Eden knew it. She only sat there when she wanted to mess with her.
“Are you avoiding me?”
“What?” Randi asked with a confused look on her face. “Why would I do that?”
“I don’t know,” Eden said. “I haven’t seen you all weekend and barely talked to you.”
Randi shrugged. “Uh, you’re the one who had a date Friday night and again yesterday.”
Eden smirked. “I know, but I thought we’d hang out last night. What did you do?”
Randi didn’t immediately answer. Eden could feel her eyes studying her. “I met Cari for an early drink.”
“Oh yeah?” Eden smiled.
Randi nodded. “What do you think of her?”
