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I could see the wheels still spinning in his head as he unclicked my seatbelt when we pulled up to Shelly’s place. “Okay. I’ll see you Wednesday. Don’t forget we’re going to lunch after.”
“How could I forget? We pinky promised.”
He grinned. “Are you ever not sarcastic?”
“Sure. When I’m asleep.” I smiled as I swung the car door shut.
3
Lunch Date
As pinky promised, Chase took me to lunch after physical therapy on Wednesday. We sat across from each other at the diner, looking over our menus while I hummed along to the song playing in the background.
Chase shot me a suspicious glance.
“What?” I asked defensively.
“You like Journey?”
“Who doesn’t like Journey?”
“Touché.”
“Nobody can belt it out like Perry.”
“That’s only because you haven’t heard me sing yet.”
I raised an eyebrow. “How do you know I haven’t?”
“You never came to any of my shows.”
“Your shows were in your garage. It’s not like I was invited.”
“You wouldn’t have come if I did.”
“Touché.”
“I just didn’t peg you for a rock chick.”
“Well, there’s your first mistake: trying to peg me as anything.” I stared back at my menu, pretending not to notice Chase’s deliberate stare from across the table. It was strange being around him; I had known him my whole life, but I did not truly know him. We were practically strangers, yet he did not feel like one.
“What?” I asked again without looking up from my menu.
“You look nice today.”
I laughed looking down at my tank top and yoga pants. “I wasn’t trying to.”
“You really don’t have to.”
“I’m sure anything looks good after seeing me in my Cookie Monster pajamas.”
“Are you kidding? You looked adorable.”
His sudden compliments aroused nothing more than my suspicions. I put my menu down and leaned toward the table. “Let’s get something straight here.”
“Okay.” He had an amused expression on his face as he crossed his arms over his broad chest.
“Your charm is not going to work on me. I don’t care that you’re in a band, or that you have a smile straight out of a toothpaste commercial, and I am not going to sleep with you. I don’t know what you’re trying to do here, but it won’t work. Got it?”
