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Roman put me in a headlock and gave me a noogie. I punched him in the stomach, and he let me go.
“Asshole.”
We were such idiots.
“Seriously. It’s good to have you back.”
I nodded and walked him to the door. He stepped over the threshold and turned around, his expression serious.
“Fair warning. Celia’s been asking about you.”
“She can ask all she likes.” I leaned against the doorframe.
“She regrets—”
“Don’t give a damn.” I folded my arms over my chest.
“All right. All right.” He trotted to his truck. “See you tonight.”
Chapter Thirty-Four
Baker
I’d liedto my best friend for the first time, and I vowed it would be the last.
“Baker.” A paper ball hit me in the arm. “Go to the airport.”
I stared across the table at Hayden.
“I’m leaving day after tomorrow.”
“You’re already gone,” she said with a soft smile.
I tried to focus. “I’m good. Trish doesn’t need me until Friday.”
“Then why did she try to convince me to let you off early when I saw her yesterday?”
I sagged in my chair. “You’ve already bought the plane ticket. I can’t ask for more time away from work.”
She waved me off. “Go. I’ll get your flight changed.”
I didn’t move. “I can’t go.”
She studied me. “Does this have to do with your roommate?”
Warmth crept up my cheeks. “Yeah.”
I found myself spilling how they’d planned this whole trip to Wyoming and he hadn’t mentioned it to me once. How he’d begun the process of moving out, and we hadn’t spoken to each other in the days that followed. That Holt and I were definitely done because he wasn’t receptive to me understanding him beyond the immediate.
When I finished, Hayden tapped her pen on the desk a few times.
“This weekend is about Trish.” She fired a pointed look in my direction. “The two of you have been there for each other. Don’t let whatever he’s doing get in the way of that.”
I propped my chin in my palm. “I didn’t forget that. I just—”
“It’s hard.”
“It is.”
