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“It’s fine. I have a coupon,” he said, holding up a piece of paper in his fingers. “The money I save on the pizza is for the Uber. Supposedly, the pizza’s amazing.”
“Okay. I guess.” I bit down on my lower lip. I wasn’t sure if this was the best idea or not. Josh and I didn’t have the best past. I mean, it was nothing like Antonio and me, but…
“Don’t overthink it, Callie,” he said softly. “Don’t worry, I’m not going to Uber you to some private club and expect anything from you. We’re just friends. For now, at least.”
“We’re just friends, Josh.”
“I know, but maybe one day we’ll be something more.” I shrugged and got into the back of the Uber. The car took off, and I played with my fingers. Josh was humming an unfamiliar song under his breath, and I could smell his cologne. He’d put on slightly too much of it, and it didn’t smell very nice, but I didn’t want to be rude.
“Do you mind if I put the window down?” I asked the driver.
“Fine,” he said. I rolled the window down quickly, grateful for some fresh air. Even if it was the stench of the city, it was better than Josh’s cologne.
“So where were you last night?” he asked.
“With a friend,” I said quickly.
“Oh. Okay. So I was going to—”
“Can we not talk about anything related to us or the dorm or anything?” I asked him quickly. “How’s the baseball season going?”
He stared at me for a few seconds and blinked. “Okay.” He shrugged. “Do you even like baseball, Callie?”
“Sure. Touchdown,” I said, raising my hands.
“We don’t have touchdowns in baseball. We have home runs.”
“That’s what I meant. I was just checking to see if you were listening to me. I was just kidding,” I said quickly.
His eyes gazed into mine, and he just shook his head. “You seem a little bit flustered.”
“Just a little bit,” I said, laughing nervously. “It’s been a really long couple of days.”
“I know. And if you want to talk about it.”
“I’m okay,” I said, grateful when my phone started ringing. I pulled it out of my handbag and saw that it was Gia. I frowned slightly.
“Are you going to answer that?” Josh asked, looking at the screen.
“I didn’t want to be rude,” I said quickly.
“It’s okay,” he said.
I reluctantly answered the phone. “Hi, this is Callie.”
“Hey. It’s me, Gia,” she said. “Is everything okay?”
“Yeah. Why wouldn’t it be?” I said with forced cheerfulness.
“Because I know the Marchesi brothers, and I don’t think everything is okay.”
“I’m fine. I can’t actually speak right now. My friend Josh and I are about to head for some pizza, so can I call you back?”
“Callie, you’ll call me back, right?”
“Yeah, I will. Of course.”
“Callie, are you with Antonio? Is he holding you against your will? Is—”
