“Let’s promise to always be there for each other when the other one needs us, yeah?”
“Yeah,” I whisper, a smile tugging at the corner of my lips. “Always.”
“Is this the part where we kiss to seal the deal?” He smirks, his eyes twinkling with mischief.
I playfully swat him across the head.
Chapter 30
Lilly
Securing the purple bow in the top half of my half up-half down hair style, I twist my head slightly before the mirror making sure it’s in the right place before grinning to myself.
Exiting my room, I grab my coat from the hook behind my door before closing it and making my way toward the living room. Throwing my coat down on the edge of the couch, I make a beeline toward the mirror and grab my lip-gloss from the fireplace where I left it this morning.
“Where you off to?” Payton asks, munching on a bag of chips as she watches a reality show about rescuing animals.
“Greyson’s.” I mummer, applying the lip-gloss to my lips.
I could see her raise a brow from her position on the couch, but she doesn’t say anything as she shoves a handful of the pickled crinkle chips into her mouth.
Smacking my lips together, I turn just as Callie comes into the living room clad in fluffy pajamas and throws herself down onto the couch beside Payton who groans as she lands onher legs.
“You two got plans tonight?” I ask. “Cal, are you working?”
It’s Tuesday and I promised Greyson I would go over to his place this afternoon to “tutor” him…aka, show him how a vagina works.
Nina is with Hunter somewhere, which leaves Payton and Callie alone all evening. And I don’t know why, but that kind of makes me feel like a bitch for making plans with the guy I’m “fake” dating instead of spending time with my best friends.
“Nah,” Callie shakes her head, typing on her phone. “But we’re going out tonight.” She grins.
“Where you going?” I ask, sitting down on the edge of the couch and pulling my boots on.
“Jinx probably.” Payton shrugs.
“On a Tuesday?” I give them both a questionable look.
“Word around town is there’s a two-for-one cocktail deal tonight,” Callie wiggles her eyebrows. “And you know I can’t turn down a deal like that.”
I don’t think anyone could turn down a two-for-one cocktail deal.
“We’ll be sure to consume enough for both you and Nina.” Payton grins.
Oh, I know they will.
Standing up, I smooth down my knitted sweater dress and smile at them both. “Appreciate it,” I say, walking over to where I draped my coat across the couch and pick it up. “Well, I guess I’ll see you both later.”
“Yeah, later babes,” Payton grins. “Have fun with yourboyfriend.” She wiggles her eyebrows, emphasizing the last word.
“Not my boyfriend!” I roll my eyes as Iexit the living room.
The sound of the doorbell ringing has me furrowing my brows as I walk closer to the door, but Callie comes zooming past me and pulls open the door, slamming it against the wall as she pulls Caleb inside.
“Jesus, Cal.” He chuckles, stumbling past the threshold.
“Sorry, just excited to see you.” She grins.
Seriously, you can’t tell me they’re not dating! The way he looks at her in complete awe every time they’re together, it’s hard not to spot the signs.
