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“What did Wyatt have to say?” Lucy asked.
“He doesn’t like Shane. He thinks he’s bad news. And he doesn’t want me to date him. In fact, he said, he forbade me.” I started laughing. “Can you believe that bullshit? He thinks he can forbid me from anything.”
Olivia chuckled. “He’s crazy. He did not actually use the word forbid, did he?”
“Yep.” I nodded. “I mean, of course, I told him I didn’t have to listen to him, but I don’t want him to cause any drama.”
“Girl,” Lucy said, “I know he’s your best friend, and yes, you should respect his opinion, but did he give you any good reason why you shouldn’t go out with Shane?”
“He said Shane’s a user, and that he just dates girls to get some.” I shrugged. “And I mean, that’s probably true. I don’t know that he’s ever been in any sort of long-term relationship. And I have heard he goes from woman to woman. But at this point, frankly, I don’t care. I just want to go on some dates. Does that make me horrible?”
“Of course not,” Olivia said. “Sometimes you just need to get out there.”
“Exactly. I mean, it’s not like I think he’s my future husband. It’s not like I’m going to give him my V card,” I giggled. “Not that I would tell Wyatt that. I mean, that’s none of his business.”
“Of course not.”
“Have you thought about what you want your first time to be like?” Lucy said.
“Of course. I’ve been daydreaming about it for years and now it still hasn’t happened. I kind of just want to—” I pressed my lips together as Wyatt walked into the living room. My cheeks grew warm as he looked at me.
“You kind of just want to what?” Wyatt said. “What are you guys talking about?
“Nothing,” I said quickly.
“Yeah, we were just talking about out perhaps going out this weekend,” Olivia said. “We thought we’d go dancing again.”
“You girls and your dancing.” Wyatt rolled his eyes. “There’s more to life than dancing.”
“And there’s more to life than fishing and hunting, Wyatt Hamilton,” I pointed out.
“Yeah, but fishing and hunting’s fun. Dancing? Eeewwww.”
“No one asked you to come anyway, Wyatt.”
“Well, fine, if you don’t want me there,” he shrugged, “I guess I’ll just stay home and watch a movie or something.”
“You do that.”
“Yeah, because I think Shane will be there, won’t he?” Lucy said.
I shot her a quick look. The tension in the air rose as Wyatt walked towards me, an eyebrow raised.
“Not Shane Wakefield.” His voice was cold.
I frowned at him. “So what if it’s Shane Wakefield? I took your opinion into consideration, Wyatt, and I decided that it doesn’t matter to me.”
“You decided that my opinion doesn’t matter to you? What the—”
“Of course your opinion matters to me, but that doesn’t mean I’m not going to talk to Shane. If he wants to take me on a date, fine. I mean, it’s not like I’m going to marry the guy.”
“So you don’t mind him copping a feel?” Wyatt crossed his arms over his chest. “Really?”
“I didn’t say that, Wyatt.”
“Well, essentially, that’s what you’re saying if you go on a date with him. You’re telling him that you can touch you and you can—”
“Actually, me going on a date with him isn’t telling him any of those things, thank you very much.” I looked at Olivia and Lucy, who both had bemused expressions on their faces. “You see what I’m dealing with?”
