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“Whoa, okay, relax. Please come in.” I motion for her to enter, and wait for her to close the door before telling her about my mom. “I was just on the phone with my mom. And we talked. Really talked.”
“Oh, sorry,” she says, her face regretful as she places a bag on the counter. “I brought us subs from a deli a town over. I discovered them last fall, and now I crave them.”
“Sounds perfect.” I smile. “Do you want a cup of coffee?”
“Yes, of course. You don’t even have to ask.”
Reaching up, I grab a clean mug from the cabinet and pour her a cup. “Cream is in the fridge.”
“Thanks.” She adds a splash of cream to her coffee, and turns to me, leaning against the counter. “Now, let’s talk.”
“Yes, let’s. I’m sorry I was an asshole to you.”
“I was, too. And I know you were just trying to deal in your own way.”
“Yeah, I was.” Looking away, I stare at a random spot on the counter.
“You and Ryan talked?”
“We did. In the hospital.”
“Good. Did you work it all out?”
“Sort of? We’ve just been enjoying each other’s company. He said enough that day. For now.”
“Okay…”
“I’m happy, Ally,” I tell her, looking her in the eyes so she can see. “And it’s because of him. I knew he was different from the moment I laid eyes on him. Do you remember?”
“Oh my God, how could I forget?” She laughs. “Ash, you two ate each other alive with your eyes. I had to drag you away from that grill before you jumped him right then and there.”
“Well, come on. He’s so sexy. Of course I wanted to.” I smile.
“You told him you wanted a juicy wiener!”
“He was grilling! I was just taking advantage of the situation.”
“Oh my God.” She groans, slapping her forehead. “You’re too much.”
“Which is why you love me. Admit it.”
“True.” She smiles, taking a sip of her coffee. “Now, let’s eat, I’m starving.”
“Yes! I need food.”
∞∞∞
Ally and I have been sitting and catching up for a couple of hours when my phone rings. “Oh, Ally, uh, I have to take this call.” I smile, biting my lip. “Upstairs, though.”
“Okay?”
“It’s Ryan.”
“Okay?”
“Uh, the short version is that I’m going to go have phone sex with him, and then hang up before he can finish.”
“I’m sorry, what?!” she exclaims, her eyes bugging out.
