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I smile, even though I want to beg her not to go just yet. “Thanks,” I say. “I think she’s great, too. But I’m biased.”
She shrugs. “Parents are supposed to be.”
We stop at the front door, and she reaches for the knob. “I’ll see you tomorrow?” she asks.
I nod. “Of course.”
“Goodnight, Linc.”
Harlow places a hand on my chest and leans up on her tiptoes to plant a soft kiss on my cheek. It’s quick, and over before I can even react to the feel of her lips on my skin. Then, she walks out the door before I can reply.
“Goodnight,” I whisper, bringing my hand up to touch the place she just kissed.
Chapter 15
Harlow
“Pick up, pick up, pick up,” I mutter as the ringing phone echoes over my car’s speakers.
“Hello?”
I sigh in relief when I hear Piper’s voice.
“Good, you’re awake. I need to talk to you.”
“It’s like 8:45,” Piper says. “I’m not that old.”
I shrug, though she can’t see it. “You wake up at the ass crack of dawn. How do I know when you go to bed?
“Is everything okay?” Piper asks. “You’re rambling.”
I sigh. “I just left Linc’s house.”
“Oh, my god!” Piper shrieks. “Did it finally happen?”
“What? No. Nothing happened.”
“Oh.” Piper sounds disappointed. “Then why the phone call and the rambling?”
“Because he said some things that made me wonder about stuff. And then helookedat me. And I think he wanted to kiss me. And then I kissed him on the cheek, but I really wanted to kiss him on the lips. But then I was scared and I ran away and now I’m driving home, and I needed to talk to someone about it. And since you’re my best friend, I called you.”
“Whoa,” Piper says when I stop to catch my breath. “That’s a lot of words. Where are you now?”
“In my car.”
“No shit,” she says. “Come to my house. We’ll have a glass of wine, and you can tell me everything.”
A feeling of relief washes over me. “Really?”
“Don’t be stupid,” Piper says. “Just get your ass over here. I’ll have the wine ready.”
“Thanks, Piper.”
I pull into Piper’s driveway ten minutes later, parking my car behind Luke’s black luxury sedan. It’s still a little strange to think of someone with Luke’s family background living in Peach Tree. But after getting to know Luke, I know he’s nothing like the rich family he comes from. He may have been born into money, but he’s one of the most down-to-earth people I’ve ever met. And he clearly loves my best friend and makes her happy, which is all that matters to me.
Piper greets me at the door before I can knock. She puts an arm around my shoulders and leads me back into her living room. Two glasses of wine are waiting on the coffee table, and I grab one as soon as I’m settled on the couch. Piper waits until I take my first sip to start the interrogation.
“Okay, tell me what happened,” she says. “Slower, this time. Start at the beginning. Why were you at Linc’s house?”
