APRIL
I stood at the edge of my bed, tossing my clothes from the weekend into my laundry basket, forcing my brain to stop replaying everything that happened from the bunkie to the drive home. Something shifted and it wasn’t just because we had sex. I blew out a breath when a hot flash ran down my body, right to my center. Yeah, yeah, the sex was great.
But it was over now. The weekend was over. Jake and Millie’s was a surprise. I hadn’t known what to expect, but this was part of the deal. We may have pulled off my half, but we still had the harder part, his bet. The guys would see through everything.
I thought back to our goodbye. Josh had asked me to go back to his place. I was so tempted, but I let myself overthink it. The hesitation was enough to have Josh second guess it himself, which made things awkward as both of us stood there wondering, what next? Our fake-dating deal was moving into the final round and now that sex had come into play, it was weird.
I’d spent the last few weeks carefully planning all the details to get away with our shenanigans and not once did thewhat aftercome into play, nor did I think we would cross thatline. Yet, here I was, standing in my hall, thinking about him and how badly I wanted to go back to his place.
Ugh. Why didn’t you just say yes?You damn well know you wanted to.My inner voice kicked at me like a bucking bronco. I glanced at the clock, it had been forty minutes. I teetered my head back and forth, debating about going upstairs. Had it been too long? Would it be weird if I suddenly showed up? What would Nora say if she was here? She’d tell me to stop overthinking and go get some. I chuckled. Just then, my phone lit up. It was Nora.
Me
Your ears burning?
Nora
Maybe.
Anything burning on you??
I snorted.
Me
Funny.
Nora
Please tell me the weekend left you incredibly satisfied and not just because you shoved your man candy down your sister’s throat, making her eat her words.
Me
Yes!
Nora
(Sends an image of Phoebe and Rachel dancing and clapping.)
I knew you could do it.
Me
If you only knew…
Nora
When will you be home? I want all the details!
Me
Just got in a few minutes ago.
Nora
Already? No lingering around for some extra base time huh?
I shook my head at her terrible baseball pun. Then debated on telling her about my weekend, but maybe over text wasn’t the best. But a teaser would be fun.
