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I put my phone down and hit speakerphone as I make my way across my room to pull out my nail polishes. “No Mom, I don’t. Why are we having this conversation again? You know how I feel about all of this.”
“Baby,” she scolds. “It’s been months since you left Brett. Maybe finding someone new will be good for you. Dating is healthy, and I’m not sure if you’re aware, but sex is fun. At least, it is with your daddy.”
Holy shit, this woman is going to be the death of me. Unfortunately, I’m all too used to her comments. I just wish she wouldn’t go and bring up Brett.
Letting out a heavy sigh, I ignore hersex is supposed to be funjab and concentrate on what’s important. “I’m not looking to date, Mom. It’s way too soon. I just want to enjoy being single. Besides, if the right guy comes along, then he comes along. But until then, I’m not actively searching for him.”
Glancing through the polishes and pulling out my favorite red, I listen as she goes on. “Why do you have to be so difficult? You get that from your father, you know?” she laughs as I prop a foot up and start painting my nails. “But one day, whether you like it or not, some amazing guy is going to come along and sweep you off your feet. I just hope you’re open to him when he does.”
“I know,” I grumble with an eye roll.
“You better not be rolling your eyes at me.”
“I’m not,” I laugh as I move onto my other foot.
We chat for another half hour discussing classes, the assignment, and life in general before I hear Jared getting home.
Mom doesn’t allow me to hang up until I’ve promised to send her the pictures from the boys’ locker room with some ridiculous lie about wanting to help me decide which photos to use. In reality, I know she’s a little more interested in checking out the man-meat and figuring out which player she’d like to see me with.
I hop up from my bed, hoping my nails have fully dried, and follow the enticing smell of Chinese food into the kitchen.
“Yummm,” I moan as I make my presence known, noticing Jared and his boyfriend, Ashton, sitting up at the counter. “God, I hope there’s enough to share.”
“Girl, I know better than to come home without bringing you ladies dinner,” Jared smirks, knowing us all too well.
“I thank God for you every day, Jared,” I say, crossing the kitchen and wrapping my body around his in the tightest hug.
“Shut up and dig in,” he laughs, leaning back and pulling a clean plate out of the dishwasher behind him.
“What’s that smell?” I hear Sophie call from her bedroom.
“Get your skinny ass out here,” I yell back. “The boys bought us Chinese.”
She comes rushing down the hallway in nothing but her pajama shorts and a hot pink bra and smirks when she sees the plate Jared has just retrieved for her. She grabs it enthusiastically before reaching up on her tippy-toes and pressing a kiss to his cheek. “What do you say to a movie night?”
“I’m in,” Ashton pipes up, hopping off the counter and making his way into the living room, being sure to smack Jared on the ass on his way past. We all follow behind with our dinner and flop down around the TV, Sophie and I sprawled out on one couch while Jared and Aston claim the other.
“This is amazing,” Sophie grumbles as she stuffs a forkful into her mouth, her eyes rolling in delight.
“Mmmm,” I agree, shoveling my own food in like I’ve been starved for a month.
Jared places his plate down on the coffee table and heads down the hallway, coming back a minute later with pillows and blankets for all. “Alright,” he says, glancing over our selections. “It’s eitherThe NotebookorBurlesque.”
“Burlesque,” we all say in unison, though Sophie and I grumble it with full mouths.
Jared laughs and hits play as we all settle in for a perfect night. “You bitches are going to give yourselves muffin tops if you keep eating like that.”
“Don’t stress,” Sophie smirks. “I get enough action. I don’t have to worry about a muffin top.”
“Oh, and what about you?” Ashton asks me with eyebrows raised.
“I’m fine,” I huff, earning a scoff from both Sophie and Jared. “What? I am.”
“You’re not, babe,” Sophie says. “But you will be if Miller Cain has anything to do with it.”
Ahh, shit.
Chapter 4
