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"To the Dodgers," I repeated.
Trying to shake off the whole Wedding Planner thing, I took a long drink of my beer. And then another and another just as the announcer started talking about the terrible season the Dodgers were having.
We both stared at the TV while they introduced the starting line-up, and I sought to erase the mental image of J. Lo from my head.
"Sooo," Josh said, his tone kind of strange, making me look at him.
"Yeah?" I asked as his eyes met mine.
"What do you think of my place? Does it look any different than it did this morning?"
Oh, sweet baby Jesus. What the heck did that mean? "W-what?" I said, choking on my saliva.
He chuckled a few times while I coughed, and once my fit was over, he continued, those blue eyes penetrating me. "You know, when you snuck in here."
Shit. How the hell did he find out? "Um, um," I mumbled. "What makes you think that?"
He shrugged. "I have my sources."
A neighbor. Some neighbor must have ratted me out. Or Josh had surveillance cameras in here. God, that was a creepy thought.
"And," he said, "you just confirmed it with your reaction."
My face flamed with embarrassment as I looked away. Why was it so damn hot in here all of a sudden? "Oh, God, I—I have no idea what to say."
"I'm not upset or anything," he said. "All I want to know is why."
I dared to glance at him, and he was right. He didn't look mad or upset in the slightest. Thank goodness. "I made a really, really stupid mistake. And I'm really sorry."
He nodded quickly. "No worries. I'm just curious as to why. Were you trying to steal my underwear or something?"
At that, I nearly choked again. "No! God, no!"
There was a definite twinkle in his eyes. "Then what?"
I sighed as I realized I'd have to admit the truth. Giving Magic a pet, I took a deep breath. "Well, so I thought I'd just check out the headboard situation."
His eyes widened. "You broke in here to look at my headboard?"
"Yes. Yes, I did."
He laughed, then threw a piece of popcorn at me that Magic quickly gobbled up. "Why on earth did you do that?"
Sending my eyes heavenward, I would have thought that was pretty obvious. "Duh, because of all the noise you made last night."
"Last night?" His brows pulled together. "What about last night?"
"You don't know? Are you kidding me?"
He shook his head, his face a mask of confusion. "I have no clue what you're talking about."
"Oh, my God. When you were screwing that girl, your headboard practically broke down the wall between our bedrooms."
His loud laughter filled the room.
"And I've told you that before, you nincompoop," I added.
"Hey, no need for name-calling," he complained. "And listen, I'm sorry."
