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“Nope,” Ash interjected. “She won’t do it.”
“It was a long time ago,” I said. “It’s not going to change what happened, so there’s no point. Besides, we’re both over it.”
“You say that, but he keeps looking over here.” Steph sipped her drink, looking in the direction of Noah and Jamie innocently.
“Nah, he’s just sceptical about you being at this table with us. He doesn’t understand how we’re friends. He’s probably trying to figure out how to pin it all on me,” I said.
“I don’t know. He doesn’t look like he’s trying to pin a murder on you.” Steph eyed them, and I gave in to the urge to turn around and did just that.
I turned around, looking over the back of my chair, and scanned the pub until my gaze locked onto his dark green one.
A little buzz of something—an indiscernible emotion, or perhaps just one I didn’t want to think about—danced down my spine, and I quickly turned back to the girls and grabbed my drink.
“Yeah,” Ash said, picking up her glass with a smirk in my direction. “You’re over it.”
CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR
“Ihave to know,” Ash said, leaning over towards Steph. “His family were very nice to you. Do they know you were divorcing his stupid bum?”
I glanced between them. Three hours ago, that would have been a bit of a rude question, but now? After… uh…severalcocktail jugs between the three of us?
No.
It was just standard drunk girl talk.
Steph shook her head, definitely on the woozier side of vodka. And gin. And rum. “No. He wouldn’t tell them. The smug bastard was sure I’d change my mind and take him back.”
“The smarmy git,” Ash agreed, swaying slightly.
I laughed. “You’re swaying. Woosh. Woosh. Woosh,” I sang, mimicking her movements.
“Youuu shut up,” she said, pointing at me. “Both of you.”
Steph collapsed into giggles as Ash tried and failed to point at the real me. I wasn’t helping matters by rocking side to side like a goon, but I didn’t care. There was also a little part of me that knew sipping away at this drink was a very bad idea, but eh.
I’d call my dad to come and get me.
“What’s so funny?”
I turned at the voice and pointed at Shane. “Heyyy, it’s Shane! Did I tell you that he rescued my vacuum cleaner?”
Steph’s jaw dropped. “No. Where did it go?”
“Nowhere, but it would have. Did you know trolleys have brakes on the wheels at the big shop?”
She stayed there, mouth open, gaping at me. “No. I didn’t know that!”
“I knew that.” Ash cackled, leaning to the side and almost falling over. “Whoopsie.”
Shane cast his gaze over all three of us. “How much have you three had to drink?”
Steph held up two fingers. “Just… Just two.”
“Plus two,” Ash added.
“Plus fourrrrr,” I said, giggling. “Big ones.”
Shane pointed at the jugs, fighting back a smile. “Jugs.”
