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“Let me grab my coffee, then you can tell me all about it. I ordered it on the way, so it should be ready.” She races off before I can say anything.
My body relaxes just from seeing her. We’ve been friends forever, and she knows me better than I know myself. Cliché but true. We’re the classic case of friends meeting on the first day of kindergarten, and despite everything life has thrown at both of us, we’re still close to this day. I don’t know what I’d do without her.
She slides into the seat next to me and takes a big gulp of her vanilla chai latte. “Tell me all about it.”
By the time I’m done explaining everything from my brother’s incident to Lyra’s generous offer to make me stylish, both our coffees are empty.
“Why didn’t you call me?” Megan gives me a stern look. “You could’ve unloaded all that sooner.”
“The last thing I want is to bother you this week.” I sigh.
“Girl, just because work is insane doesn’t mean you have to avoid me. Next time you’re stressed, call me. If you don’t, I’ll hunt you down and force it out of you.”
I laugh but also don’t doubt she means every word. “I will.”
“Promise?”
“You have my word.”
“Good. I’m going to treat you to some scones. The ones behind the counter look mouthwatering.” She leaps up and races to the counter with her purse.
I take a deep breath, finally starting to feel better. Even though I’ve already told Peter everything, there’s something different about venting to my bestie.
She returns with a pile of scones.
My eyes nearly bulge out of my head. “You don’t expect us to finish all of those, do you?”
“You can take home whatever we don’t eat.”
I don’t argue. The kids will happily scarf these down.
Just as I’m taking my first bite of the sweet, Megan cranes her neck to look at something behind me.
She frowns. “Don’t look now, but here comes trouble.”
I can’t ask who she’s referring to because my mouth is full of sugary goodness.
Sylvia Lyons marches over to our table.
Trouble indeed. The woman has been giving us grief since the day we all met in kindergarten.
She looks back and forth between the scone in my hand and me. “You must share your secret.”
I swallow. “Secret?”
“Yeah.”
Megan glares at her. “Stop playing coy. You aren’t as clever as you think.”
I snort. If she wasn’t already my best friend, Megan would be my new favorite person.
Sylvia straightens her back. “Angelina’s keeping something from us.”
Megan arches an eyebrow. “Really? Do tell.”
“She’s got a weight loss secret that I must know.”
I choke on a scone, but quickly recover. “Weight loss secret? You must be confusing me with someone else.”
