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“Relax.” Gage is unfazed. “Nobody told me a damn thing.”
Dani frowns at him. “But you somehow knew. I see it in your face.”
He shrugs. “The two of them were acting like dogs in heat on Sunday. I mean, fuck, the mood was palpable.”
Dani turns back to me. “Sunday?” A light bulb goes off. “Whoa, that’s right. He drove you home. And I was so proud of him for being civil.”
“Oh, he was plenty civil.” I gesture to Gage, who looks as if the conversation might be starting to bore him. “Why don’t you pull up a chair and we can all have a nice group chat about my sex life?”
“Nah, I’ll pass.” He opens a cabinet, pulls out a bag of granola, then stops by to leave a tender kiss on his wife’s cheek before escaping. Gage’s curiosity about other people’s personal business tends to be somewhat narrow.
Dani, however…
“You and Micah.” She says this like she’s trying to understand words in a new language. “You and Micah!” She smacks the palm of her hand on the table.
“Shocking, I know. Believe me, it was unplanned.”
She’s becoming more interested, leaning in to hang on my every word. “And?”
“Okay, one night I was stranded on the east side. Bad situation. Conversation for another time. But Micah came to my rescue. We started talking and…”
She’s already shaking her head. “You two don’t talk. You fire insults back and forth like warring armies until someone volunteers to be a buffer.”
“Do you want to hear this or not?”
“I think so. Yes.”
“We were at his apartment. We talked. We flirted. A dare was issued and I took my clothes off. Micah picked me up with one arm andoh my god,he is so strong.”
While I need a moment to swoon in my chair at the memory, Dani stares.
I have to clear my throat before continuing. “Anyway, no one can argue with the fact that Micah is ridiculously hot. Next he carried me to his bed, uttered filthy words that I won’t torment you with and dropped his pants. I’ll let you draw your own conclusions about what happened next.”
Her expression says she’s torn between being fascinated and being queasy. “Agreed. Certain details do not need to be shared.”
“Right.” I’ve been shredding my croissant again. I drop the pieces on the plate. “Carnal facts aside, Micah surprised me. Yes, he’s a little rough around the edges but he’s also thoughtful. Considerate in his own way. Definitely protective. And he’s funny. Did you know that? Yes, you probably did.”
She gasps, actuallygasps. “You like him. Youreallylike him.”
I feel like a child being put on the spot in a crowded classroom. “Maybe I do.”
“Listen to that. Tess likes Micah. Might be more shocking than your first confession.”
“I know.” I push my plate aside so I can bury my face in my arms. “Okay, I like him a lot. I’m crazy about him. In fact, I might be closing in on the status of pathetically infatuated. Don’t look at me.”
“Tess.” She reaches out to pat my hair. “Stop hiding. You and Micah are two of my favorite people. There’s nothing wrong you enjoying each other’s, ah, company.”
I manage to lift my head. “Points to you for the diplomatic turn of phrase.”
“When are you seeing him again?”
“I don’t know. That part has been left up in the air. He spent the night on Sunday but I had to usher him out in a hurry at the break of dawn the next morning when my dad called to say he was on his way home early.”
“You haven’t talked since then?”
“No. I know he’s been busy this week. But I’ve been busy too.”
She nods. “I remember Gage saying that Micah has a fight coming up. He does tend to disappear when he’s in training mode.”
