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“Calm down, drama queen. Pizza should work.” She furrows her brow and inspects me like I’ve lost my mind.
“He’s a billionaire, Soph. Do billionaires eat pizza?”
Sophie cackles. “He eats waffles from a street vendor; I’m sure pizza is fine.”
“Don’t youdarediss Ivan’s waffles. Those things are spectacular.”
“Cat.” My best friend shakes her head, clearly fighting back a grin. “Do your brothers eat pizza?”
I shrug. “Yeah.”
“Doyoueat pizza?”
“Um, yeah.”
“Then I think it’s safe to say Jay does too, you weirdo. Seriously, get out of your head.”
“What if she hates him?” My chest aches at the mere thought. Because how could we possibly make this work if Chloe isn’t on board?
Sophie tilts her head and searches my face. “Jay can be an ass, for sure, and he’s done some pretty stupid things, but in general, he’s a loveable guy. I mean, even when you hated him, you still couldn’t resist him.”
I blow out a breath. “You’re right. He is so freaking annoying in that way. She’ll probably like him more than she likes me.”
47
DANDELIONS BY RUTH B
Jay
“How are you feeling?” Hayden asks the second I accept his video call request.
“Nervous as fuck,” I admit.
Garreth and Hayden may be twins, but they’re easy to differentiate. Garreth’s golden hair and beard are always perfectly groomed, and his blue eyes are piercing in a cold way. Hayden, on the other hand, has long, unruly hair that hangs to his shoulders, though he usually keeps it back in a bun of some sort, like it is right now. His shoulders are broad, and he’s more cut than his twin, since he spends all his free time playing one sport or another. And he has laugh lines around his eyes and mouth because the guy is never not smiling.
“Maybe bring a gift?” he suggests. “Any idea what she likes?”
I point at the screen of my phone. “You are fucking brilliant. Of course I should bring a gift. Cat said she’s into fashion.”
Hayden chuckles and runs his hands over his mouth, eyeing my suit as he does. “Of course she is.”
Yes, I like nice things. I own that.
“She went to Sienna Langfield’s shop last week and loved everything. I need her number.”
My brother scoffs. “I meant get her flowers or something, not a fucking commissioned outfit from a famous designer.”
I laugh as I type out a text to Elyse, asking her to get me Sienna’s information. “Anoutfit? As if I’d get her just one.”
Hayden drops his head back and lets out a groan. “Jay,” he says when he rights himself again, “you’ve barely met her and she’s already got you wrapped around her finger.”
“She’s part Cat, part me. The two people I like most in the world. Obviously, she’s going to be awesome.”
“Oh my God, you are so full of yourself. Just get her flowers.”
“Of course. She wears the yellow diamond necklace I gave Cat years ago, so I’ll pick up yellow flowers. Definitely not yellow roses, though. That’s what I was holding the first time we met, and I’d rather not relive that moment.”
“You’ll do fine. Just be yourself.” He grins. “Strike that. Maybe be a little less yourself. More humble, less cocky.”
