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“And you’re going to be my new neighbor,” Evan states. “Maybe I’ll make you a pie.”
“I didn’t know you could bake,” I say to Evan.
“I can’t,” he teases with a crooked grin that is just so sexy. Gah! The thought of Evan and I being neighbors seems. . .dangerous.
I laugh because he can be such a goofball. “Thanks, but I think I’ll get my pie elsewhere,” I deadpan.
“Do you even like pie?” Evan asks.
“Depends on which kind,” I reply. It doesn’t fly past me that our banter feels very flirtatious.
When I look at Skylar, she looks smitten just watching us. I clear my throat. “I’ll stick with my mom’s pies.”
“But you didn’t eat any dessert,” Evan observes.
“I’m worried about Hunter,” I lie. It isn’t a complete fib. I am worried for my cousin but I’m also worried about coming face-to-face with my past.
CHAPTERFOURTEEN
Evan
Patty moved to her new apartment last week but things were hectic, and so I only stopped by for a few minutes to welcome her to the building. Brett also dropped by, along with Kaleb at the same time. Then Connor stopped by with his daughter so getting any alone time with Patty has been a challenge. I still text her here and there and she answers and texts me back, but something is off. I blame it on my losing control and kissing her. That was the point everything changed in our friendship. Our little body grinding session at Focus didn’t help the situation either. Now I would just like to speak with my friend and figure out what on earth is going on between us.
We have one night off in the city and I’m betting she’s busy, but I still text her to check in.
Me:You have any plans tonight?
I wait. She usually gets back to me relatively fast.
The balls roll on the screen, and I find myself holding my breath.
Patty:I was just going to text you to see if you wanted to come over to hang out.
Her words bring me a sense of relief, but I’m also seriously fucked.
Me:Sounds good. What time?
Patty:An hour?
Me:Perfect.
It gives me time to shower after I did a workout in the gym downstairs in the building.
I get myself off in the shower because I need to be clearheaded when I go over there. I don’t even know what to say to her. We can’t be together. That much is obvious. We both have too much riding on the line.
After my shower, I put on a T-shirt, then I slip on a pair of boxers. I go into the bathroom and put on deodorant along with a dab of cologne. I’m trying too fucking hard. I slip on a pair of lounge pants and a pair of flip-flops, even though it’s freezing outside I’m just crossing the hall.
I get a text from Brett. He wants to go out but I tell him I’m not up for a night out. Then Matt messages me and tells me to stop being a pussy and join them. I don’t want to say I’m headed over to Patty’s, so I just write back that I have other plans.
To which Matt writes,I hope your other plans involve a vagina. I roll my eyes. Sometimes that guy is just too much.
I shake my head, use some mouthwash—not that I expect anything to happen—and then I head over to Patty. I knock on her door and wait.
After a few seconds, she answers. Her blond hair is blown out in loose curls. She’s wearing a white Henley that dips in the front, showing off her amazing cleavage, and a pair of black yoga pants that are tight around her ass and stomach and flare out on the bottom. She has a cute pair of fluffy pink slippers on her feet.
“Hey, glad you could make it,” she says and then she yawns. “So sorry, I just can’t seem to catch up on sleep.”
“No worries, I get it. You and Jamie put in way more hours than we do,” I say as I walk into her place.
