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“Yeah, I’ve heard,” Savannah said. “So, if we ended up staying here and sharing the house, you’re fine with the living arrangements?” She asked.
“I am, as long as Jude is,” Ginger agreed. “As I said, he’s a sweet guy and he’s kind of hot too. The best part is he doesn’t snore.”
“Well, that is good luck,” Savannah teased. She wasn’t sure if her friend was thinking with her mind or her girl parts right now, but at least she was on board for staying with the guys for the summer.
“So, you weren’t able to get us another house?” she asked.
“Nope,” Savannah said. “According to the rental agency, there isn’t another full summer rental in town. I’m not ready to call it quits and head home yet, are you?” she asked.
“No, I’m not,” Ginger agreed. “All we have to do now is convince Norah that this is a good idea.” Savannah knew that Norah might be a harder sell than Ginger was.
“Convince me of what?” Norah asked, walking into the family room from the kitchen. She had a beer in one hand and a bag of pretzels in the other.
“I see that you went grocery shopping,” Savannah said.
“Yeah, I borrowed your car and picked up some stuff for the three of us,” Norah said.
“Ugg, that means we’re eating a lot of snack foods this week,” Ginger grumbled.
“Well, you didn’t offer to go with me. You were too busy making eyes at Jude to tag along and help with the grocery shopping, so I say you’ll eat my snacks and like it.”
“Tell me that you bought some fresh fruit and vegetables,” Savannah begged.
“I’m not a total snack food junkie. I bought healthy choices too. And stuff to make dinner. We are having burgers on the grill tonight. So, what were you going to convince me of?” Norah asked again.
“How did it go last night, sharing a room with Colter?” Ginger asked.
“Um, it was fine,” Norah said. “I mean, he snores, but he was in another bed, so it wasn’t that bad.” Ginger giggled and Savannah rolled her eyes. “Why are you asking me about sharing a room with Colter? Don’t tell me that you two are thinking about actually sharing this place with the guys?” she asked.
“We are,” Savannah admitted.
“Well, then, we’re going to need to come up with some rules about food and beverage sharing. This is the last beer left and I bought a twenty-four pack. The guys finished off most of it themselves while you were gone this morning,” Norah said.
“Yeah, I figured that we would need some rules to get through this summer. How about we get the guys and come up with some?” Savannah asked.
“I think that sounds like a good plan,” Ginger agreed. “So, if you’re planning on staying, then I’m in. I need this vacation,” Ginger said. “The guys are all out on the patio, drinking our beer.” The three of them walked out to the back patio to find all three guys out there, drinking beers shirtless, watching the waves crash onto the beach.
“We need to have a house meeting, in the great room,” Savannah insisted.
“Can’t we just have the meeting out here?” Jude asked.
“I think that we’ll have fewer distractions in the house,” Savannah countered. The guys groaned and followed the women into the house, sitting around the great room on the mismatched sofas and chairs.
“Okay, you have us here, shoot,” Jude ordered.
Norah pointed her finger at him, and Savannah knew that whatever she was about to say was going to come out as overbearing and mean. Her friend was a firecracker when she wanted to be. “Those are our beers,” Norah said, staring them down. Savannah loved it when her nerdy friend got a little hot under the collar.
“Um, sorry,” Colter said. “We didn’t know.”
“You did so,” Norah countered. “You saw me bring them in from the grocery store.”
“Okay, fine, but I didn’t think it would be a big deal. I mean, can’t we just share everything? You know pool our money and buy groceries for the week and share?” he asked.
“We don’t eat as much as you guys probably do,” Savannah said. “And we certainly don’t drink as much. I think that plan would be unfair,” she insisted.
“Okay, then how about we do the whole label our food and drinks thing—like when you take your lunch into the break room and store it in the refrigerator?” Colter asked.
“Yeah, that works out so well, usually,” Norah drawled. “I can’t tell you how many times I’ve had my name on my lunch bag and someone still stole it and ate my lunch.” The guys chuckled and Norah let out a little frustrated growl that she saved for special occasions. “It’s not funny,” she insisted, only making the guys laugh harder.
