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make me cringe or anything, it also didn’t get put on my “to-do”
list. Instead, I let Jillian paint my nails and then took her and Kalab (my
little brother) to play laser tag.
    However, not long after the two
ganged up on me and kicked my butt at laser tag, Lacy called. “Let’s totally
get together,” she said.
    We bonded on the phone over the
fact we’d both been cheated on and made plans to get together and do the “girl”
thing.
    It was decided Lacy would come over
Friday night after I got off work and she would spend the whole weekend at my
house, since she lived so far away.
    I was actually slightly excited
about the plan—getting together with an old friend, dissing on boys, and
eating, eating, eating. Sounded pretty good. Way better than what I had lined
up—which was, you know—nothing.
    So, yay for girl-time!

 
 
 
    CHAPTER 17

 
 
    Friday night, it was strange to be back at work. Not that it
had been that long, but still, everything had changed. And I couldn’t help
it—I kept thinking: The last time I
was here, Riley kissed me.
    And that kiss— oh! That kiss kept me up nights, fantasizing about it. Made me toss and turn and
ache and yearn—for more. More, more, more.
    And so tonight at work, I couldn’t help it—my mind
would just dreamily go there—back to that kiss. Constantly.
    Especially when Riley called me into his office.
    “It’s good to have you back,” he murmured softly as I
entered the room.
    He went to close the door, but then seemed to think better
of it. Or maybe like me, he was reminiscing about it. Reminiscing the way he
had backed me up against it (enticing me with his ruby-red lips … his velvet
tongue exploring my mouth and his hot fervent hands tangling in my hair). The
memory made me dizzy and weak in the knees. (His strong Riley arms wrapping
around my waist, pulling me to him….)
    Gah! Get
a grip, Zoey!
    I almost groaned trying to make myself look away from the
door … and still, even when I did, I practically moaned from the memories.
    Anyway, maybe he was thinking about that stuff, you never
know. Or maybe he was just thinking Ava wouldn’t like it if he had me alone in
the office anymore. Maybe she made a rule—he couldn’t close the door
while I was in there. Or maybe he made the rule.
    In any case, he hesitated before shutting the door. But he did shut it. Softly. Reverently. Then
(it seemed like) he kind of gently
caressed it. Sort of.
    I saw his shoulders rise and fall before he turned to face
me. A deep breath ? Uh-oh. Bad news.
    He cleared his throat. “I just wanted to talk to you for a
second.”
    I swallowed and choked out in a whisper, “About Ava?”
    He cocked his head, widening his eyes. “Yeah.”
    I don’t know why, but my heart fell to the floor. I mean , I know why it fell. Why it suddenly ached as though a
skyscraper had fallen on it. But I don’t know why now it chose to throb and ache and squeeze so bad. I mean , I’d pretty much already
known they’d gotten back together. Pretty much.
    … only I couldn’t believe he would
kiss me, and then not even tell me that he’d gotten back together with his
girlfriend.
    So, I’d kept hoping there was another explanation. Another
reason she was at his house— all
of the time .
    Okay, I’m a delusional dope —I knew that. Still, it hurt to
have to face reality—they were officially back together and he was
finally getting around to telling me.
    Boys. Suck.
    I clenched my teeth. “Look, I already know, Riley,” I
muttered.
    He jerked his head up. “Know what?”
    “You two are back together.”
    He shook his head, looking
incredulous. His brow scrunched up. “Jones, Ava and I—we broke up. I told
you that.”
    Oh! My heart fluttered, soaring up to the heavens. I swear, the room started to
spin from too much happiness flowing through my veins, making me dizzy and
needing to dance a jig. Or explode.
    But Riley looked grim. Aw!
    It brought my spirits crashing back
down to