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“Sorry, I’m not even talking about you. I was thinking about someone else.”
“The mystery guy?” he asked, raising an eyebrow. I nodded. “That dude that was at the dorm the other day?”
I shrugged. “Maybe. I don’t know which guy that was.”
“If it’s the guy I’m thinking of, he was older. And honestly, he definitely wasn’t right for you, Callie.”
“Why do you say that?”
“Because he looked like the sort of guy that wouldn’t care about your feelings. He looked like the sort of guy that thought he was running the world, and that would likely mean he was running you, too.” I stared at him. He was pretty astute for a college jock.
“I’m hungry,” I said, answering. “I hope this pizza is as good as you say it is.”
“Well, I didn’t say it was good because I know it’s good. I just heard that it’s good, and it got good reviews. And I have a coupon.” He laughed.
“Oh boy,” I said, shaking my head. I was glad I was hanging out with Josh and wasn’t alone in my room. I knew that if I had to stay there by myself, I’d most probably go crazy or call Antonio and try to tell him off or something, and I never wanted to speak to him again. “Hey, do you mind if I just call my dad real quick? I want to see if I can have breakfast with him in the morning.”
“Of course.” He nodded. “I guess that means we’re not getting breakfast together.”
I stared at him in confusion. “What are you talking about?”
“You know. Normally, when a date goes well, the guy and the girl hook up. And then in the morning, if it went really well, they have morning sex. And then he makes her breakfast and…” My face paled at the memory of Antonio asking me what I wanted for breakfast. “Oh my God. I’m sorry,” Josh said quickly. “I was just joking. Obviously, I do not expect us to hook up tonight. It was just a joke.”
“I know,” I said. “It’s okay. Sorry, it’s just…”
“It’s been a long couple of days, huh?”
“Yeah.” I nodded.
“Well, tonight we’re going to have fun. We’ll have pizza and beer, and we’ll play pool, and maybe we’ll even go to karaoke,” he said.
“Karaoke?” I stared at him in surprise. Josh didn’t seem like the sort of guy interested in karaoke, and I knew I couldn’t sing worth shit.
“Yeah. Karaoke’s always fun, but you have got to be really drunk. So tonight, we get really drunk.”
“I don’t know about karaoke, but…”
“Then we’ll go dancing,” he said. “You look like the sort of girl that’s into dancing.”
“I like dancing okay, but…”
“But nothing. Tonight, let me take your mind off whatever’s been bothering you,” he said. “I promise we’ll have a good time. And if you’re not, we’ll go home, and I won’t expect to be in your dorm room with you.”
“Okay,” I said. “We’ll have fun.” The Uber pulled up outside a restaurant, and I stared at the sign—Melba’s Pizza. The name sounded familiar, and then I remembered. It was the restaurant I called about a job, but they hadn’t been hiring. What a small world it was. We got out of the car, and I wondered if I should inquire if they were hiring someone. I still needed a job, and there was no way I was going back to Lupo.
“So here we are,” he said. We walked inside the restaurant. A cute redhead was standing at the front.
“Welcome to Melba’s Pizzeria. Table for two?”
“Yes, please,” Josh said, and she beamed at him.
“Follow me.” We followed behind her to a small booth next to a jukebox. “Here you go. Your server will be with you in just a second.” She handed us two menus. “Do you want some waters? I can get them for you.” I had a feeling that wasn’t her normal job, but the way she looked at Josh made me believe that she was flirting with him, which was rude because she didn’t know I wasn’t his girlfriend or something.
“Yeah. We’ll get two waters with lemons, please,” Josh said. “Thanks.”
“You’re welcome,” she said with a pep in her voice. When she walked away, I leaned forward and shook my head.
“How rude.”
