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“Oh, you want to know their names? You’re very demanding.” Jeez, he is such a wiseass. “Justin, I believe you met him. He was the one who answered the door the night you came to look for me.”
“How did you-”
“He called me right after you left. If he had any sense he would have asked for your phone number.” I detect a twinge of guilt in his voice. “Dumbass thought I already had it.”
“Oh.” Why didn’t I give him my number?
“Anyway, his date was the drunk blonde who answered first, Misty. He’s not dating her for her brain, if you know what I mean.” He smirks. “I don’t think she was sober the entire trip.”
“I see,” is all I can manage to say.
“Justin is the playboy of the group. He manages to have a good time no matter where we wind up.”
“I’ll need to remember that.” Chase looks at me, and we laugh.
“I don’t think you met Nathan. He brought his fiancée, Amanda. They’re getting married the 21st of September in Turks and Caicos. Should be fun.” I’ve always wanted to visit those islands. It’s beautiful there year round.
“No, I caught a glimpse of them when you first arrived. They looked like they like to party.”
“That’s the understatement of the year. Eventually they’ll grow up.”
“What do they do?”
“Justin is a plastic surgeon and Nate is the executive VP of global integration at Edelman.”
“Edelman?”
“It’s a PR firm. My company uses t
hem quite often.” Jeez, I am so out of my league it’s ridiculous.
“Wow,” I murmur.
“Don’t let the title fool you, he doesn’t do much. Still not sure how he graduated.” He chuckles. Okay, I need to move this conversation in a different direction. I pick up his iPod and change the Pandora station. I settle on something a little mellower. The Fray comes on singing how to save a life.
“You have a very eclectic mix of stations on here,” I say smiling.
“Depends on my mood,” he winks.
“What’s your favorite?”
“When I work out, I like fast upbeat songs. Rhianna, AC DC, Kanye-”
“Kanye?” I cut him off. “I can’t stand anything by that egomaniac.”
“What’s wrong with having an ego?” He’s is trying to goad me, but it won’t work. He laughs the prick.
“What else?”
“I love jazz, but you already know that. It helps me relax after a stressful day. Driving, I listen to anything and everything.”
“Country?”
Chase thinks for a second. “Not really, although some songs are okay.”
“I love Zac Brown. My new favorite country singer, although he is more pop than country.”
“Don’t know him. You’ll have to play something by him for me one day.”
