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“Oh, yes, please. I have an hour to myself. Sawyer and Emma are napping.”
I closed the door and went to the kitchen, pouring Brielle a tea and carried it into the living room, placing it in front of her.
“Thanks. It’s been a long morning,” she said, releasing a yawn. Her hair was everywhere, and she looked exhausted, quite a difference from how she appeared at work every day.
“Of course. Oh, before I forget, can Sawyer pop by Miles’ place and get some mail of mine and a few other things that he has of mine next week before he returns from his conference?”
“Sure, I’ll let him know. So, tell me, how was dinner the other night?”
I’d made the mistake of asking Brielle to help me get ready for dinner the other night with Asher. She had been good about it, until she wanted to look at my old yearbooks to see what he had looked like then. I’d dug them out of a bin in the closet, and while I was busy getting ready, she’d flipped through the pages, glancing at images of a young Asher. I figured the first chance she would have, she would ask me all about it, and I was right.
“It was nice. We had dinner at The Harbourview. Although I ran into Stacey. Of course, she had to stuff her nose into everything. Plus, she told Miles. I’m not sure if he called just now to tell me about the mail or to find out if what she had told him was true.”
“What did you say?”
I giggled. “I told him Asher said hello.”
“You didn’t.”
“Yep, I did. Just thought I’d try to give him a taste of what my last five years were like, although I doubt it affected him any. Although, I know there were times in highschool that he thought Asher was trying to steal me from him. Oh and I heard through the grapevine that his new girlfriend is pregnant, and they are planning their wedding.”
“Oh God, already? Did he even give himself a chance to get over you?” Brielle questioned.
“He was over me before he’d even contacted a lawyer. I’m sure of that. It’s honestly not an enormous surprise.”
“Guess I should tell you that Sheila was in the diner the other day, too,” Brielle replied.
“What for? She never comes in there.”
“Oh, she told me she was meeting a friend there. However, no one showed up, and after an hour, she left. I’m guessing she was there to see you, or perhaps see if Asher and you showed up together.”
Didn’t she have anything better to do with her time? I rolled my eyes and giggled.
“Apparently not. Knowing Miles, he put her up to it. Now he knows the truth, or part of the truth.” I giggled.
“Anyway, enough about those two! When are you seeing Mr. Gorgeous again?” Brielle questioned.
I rolled my eyes at my friend and sighed. “Look, we are just friends, nothing more. Now please, stop with that. He is good-looking, but honestly, Brie, I’m not looking for anything.”
“You say that a lot,” Brielle cried, letting out a sigh. “The least you could do is humour me. Honestly. Make up something,” she said, laughing.
I picked up my tea and took a sip, then looked to my best friend and started laughing. “You are so impossible.”
Just then, my phone vibrated against the table. Brielle leaned forward in time to see Asher’s name flash on the screen. She looked at me and lifted her eyebrows.
“Just friends, huh? Does he know that?”
I knew Brielle was just trying to get under my skin, and it was working. “I really like Asher, and if things were different…” I could feel my cheeks heating at my realization.
“If things were different… what?” Brielle said, sitting forward on the couch, waiting for me to continue.
I let out a sigh. “Well, perhaps if things were different, I’d consider dating him.” I shrugged.
Brielle looked at me, a mischievous smile on her face.
“What?”
“How do we get you ready?” She giggled. “He may be just too good for you to pass up.”
