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“I know, I’m sorry. He hasn’t been in a few weeks, and my grandma’s been kinda hounding me about it,” I say.
“I understand. We will have to schedule something he can come to soon. I miss my little guy.”
“Definitely,” I agree.
“So dinner? Is that a yes then?”
“I’ll need to make sure Ant doesn’t have anything going on, but I’m a yes,” I say, pushing off the bed. “Hang on,” I say, quickly making my way down the hallway before poking my head around the corner to see Ant and Jack still sitting in the same place I left them, eyes glued to the television.
Ant looks up when he senses me standing there, and I take the phone away from my ear before speaking.
“Tess and Sebastian want to know if we want to have dinner with them tonight,” I say quietly, not wanting to disturb Jackson.
“Sure,” he mouths. “As long as you want to.”
I nod before putting the phone back to my ear and making my way back down the hallway.
“He’s in. Just tell me when and where.”
“How aboutTrego’sat seven? It’s a casual burger and beer joint in Lewisville that Sebastian took me to last week. They have the best fried pickles known to man.”
“I’ve never heard of it. I’ll look it up and GPS the address.”
“It’s about thirty minutes for both of us, that way we can meet in the middle.”
“Sounds perfect.” I smile, both excited and nervous about the idea of the four of us being out together.
It feels almost too double date like, and I’m not sure I’m comfortable with that. Then again, this is Tess and Sebastian we’re talking about. They know how close Ant and I were in high school, not to mention the fact that he’s currently living with me… And here I’m worried about having dinner with them.
I shake my head, realizing I’m just giving myself worry for no reason at all.
“Yay. I’m so excited,” she practically squeals into the phone. “And I have something to tell you,” she quickly adds, immediately piquing my interest.
“Okay, tell me.”
“Nope, I’ll tell you tonight.”
“You can’t do that,” I object. “You can’t just leave me hanging.”
“I can and I will,” she laughs. “I’ll see you tonight at seven.”
“Fine,” I grumble.
“Love you, Bree.”
“Love you more,” I say, ending the call without another word.
As much as I don’t want to go anywhere today, I also can’t deny that a night out with adults sounds way too good to pass up. Dropping my phone on the coffee table when I reenter the living room, I reclaim my seat between Ant and Jackson, my mind still swirling around what it is Tess has to tell me. I could tell by the sound of her voice that it’s big.
Relaxing back into the couch, I look at Jack on my right and then Ant on my left, smiling when I find his gaze locked on me.
Grinning, he snags my hand from my lap and wraps his fingers around it, tucking it between us so Jackson can’t see. I look at him for a long moment, trying to figure out why my chest suddenly feels too tight.
Giving me a wink, he turns his attention back to the movie, seeming perfectly at ease. Meanwhile, I feel like all the feelings I’ve been trying to fight for weeks have just cascaded around me and the sky has just opened up, revealing big bright flashing letters in front of my face that say—you’re in love him.
