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‘Yes, one hundred percent,’ she exclaimed excitedly, her face pink. She always loved rehashing the whole drama with John. ‘He is completely whipped on Eden. Like, he takes photos at least once a week posing on a mountain top with her.’
‘How unfortunate we aren’t Facebook friends. What a pity I miss those enthralling images,’ I said dryly as I stared at her pink skin.
‘Oh, shut up, you sarcasticbiatch.’ She laughed and swatted my arm with her palm.
I laughed too and shook my head as I watched her swirl two churros in the dipping sauce at the same time before she downed them. I didn’t mean to be harsh, but all I could think was:Another failed relationship.
Deb grabbed her phone and didn’t even need to type further than the letters ‘j-o-’ because his name was already in her search history. Her mouth dropped and eyes widened as she looked down at her screen.
‘What is it?’ I asked, intrigued by her facial expression.
‘Look for yourself.’ She held her phone to my face, and a picture of Eden’s bony, long finger had a sparkling engagement ring on it. He obviously didn’t know her size because it was two sizes too big.
‘Looks very blingy.’ I nodded, unsure of what to say about it.
Deb ignored the comment and continued with her rant.
‘I can’t believe he proposed to her. Like, that’s a huge shock considering the way he acted with me. He confused me and just played with my heart. I thought he’d be a player forever and not settle down until his thirties. Oh well, guess he’s got his happy ending …’ She sighed. ‘I kind of wish we worked out, though. I mean for the reason that he’s set for life … He already pretty much owns his father’s construction business, and my dad loved him … Fuck, John’s a dickhead. We were the perfect match, and he was too blind to see it.’
‘Guess your first love is always the hardest to get over, hey?’ I sighed to sympathise with her and get Scott out of my mind but lost the battle.
I wish I could take back what Scott took from me – my virginity and heart – but I knew that was impossible. I’d spent a whole year crying over him and waiting for him to return my love, but that never happened. Some good came out of theheartbreak, though. It made me stronger and taught me to not be so trusting and giving of myself. It taught me boundaries, and those boundaries were ones Sebastian had to deal with.
The sound of Deb’s voice got me out of my reverie. ‘Look, he broke my heart, but whatever, really, it’s his loss. He never got to feel what it was like to sleep with me.’ She put her phone down and smiled. ‘And everyone knows Scorpios are the best in bed. I think Eden is a Capricorn, and they’re ranked the worst in bed, so she must be doing something right to keep him interested. I wonder what? It’s certainly not her dull-brown hair or eyes or her anorexic figure.’ She rolled her eyes.
I didn’t answer and just blinked at her a couple of times as I didn’t completely agree with what she was saying. I’d always found Eden pretty and thought Deb’s ranking of sex performance by star sign was ridiculous. There were many Capricorns I knew who were very capable in bed, and Scott was one of them.
‘Speaking of sex, do you think Patrick would sleep with me?’ Deb asked, her face changing from pink to almost purple with excitement.
My immediate response was a shrug. ‘I don’t have a clue, sorry. I’ve only met him once. You know more about him than I do.’
‘I have read a lot about him. He owns that restaurant we went to in Hastings Street, one in Sydney, and another in Melbourne. Oh, another interesting thing … his mother owns a winery on the Mornington Peninsula.’ Her eyes were wide with fan-girl desire.
‘Oh, of course.’ I raised my eyebrows. ‘That explains his last name on the champagne bottles on his birthday.’
‘I sent him a friend request on Facebook this morning.’ She winked at me before scoffing more churros.
‘Oh, nice.’
Her face changed as she took another sip of hot chocolate. She looked up at me, serious now. ‘You know, sometimes I think I’ll end up a spinster. I love men, but I can’t see myself ever getting married. I blame John.’ She cackled. ‘Do you think you’ll ever settle down, Naomi?’
I rested my chin on my hands, wrinkling my nose as I thought about weddings and babies. ‘I haven’t ruled it out, but to be honest, it’s not something that crosses my mind much.’
‘So, what if Sebastian proposed? Would you say no?’ Her eyes widened with curiosity. ‘You look so good together. I think he’s the one.’
‘Well … obviously. That would be so creepy. We have known each other for three months, remember, and I don’t know him well enough.’
She leaned towards me. ‘Naomi, do you even like him? When you were with Scott, you couldn’t shut up about him, and with Sebastian, you’re so reserved.’
Of course, I like him or I would’ve given him the flick by now, but I just have to be surer. Surer he’s genuine and nothing like Scott: a root and boot.
‘I definitely have feelings for him, but it’s hard to fully feel things when I’m grieving and so afraid of losing someone else in my life.’ I exhaled and glanced at the other patrons eating churros. ‘And Scott truly ruined my trust for men, and the continual sleazes on Facebook don’t do anything to help my opinion either.’
Deb didn’t say anything, and I could tell she knew she’d pushed too far with the questions about Sebastian.
‘So, anyway, back to Patrick.’ Deb checked her Facebook to see if he’d accepted her request. ‘He mustn’t have seen it yet. Hey, we should try his wine while we’re watching Netflix some night this week.’
‘I thought you already tried his wine?’ I raised a brow.
