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bleachers, then back to face me. “Okay, fine. But why would I be talking to Amanda?”
He looks confused, which only serves to confuse me. “I don’t know. Maybe because you slept with her?”
~Landon~
“What?” My brain’s trying to catch up, process this conversation, but it’s not making much sense. I have no idea why Amanda’s at practice, or why Kori thinks I’d be talking to her, and suddenly, Kori’s accusing me of sleeping with Amanda. All before I’ve had a chance to shower and change out of practice clothes. “What are you talking about?”
“You. And Amanda. And you sleeping with her.” Kori’s tone is clipped, and I can tell she’s angry, but there’s something else there. She’s not just angry, she’s hurt.
“She told you that?” I ask incredulously. Kori’s not the only one angry.
“Not in so many words, exactly,” Kori says. “But she definitely implied it. She said you guys had been on again, off again, but after Friday, very much on again.” She lets out a laugh, but there’s not a trace of humor in it. “Silly me for thinking you were interested in me and would wait until I was ready to go out with you. I’m glad you found someone who moves a little faster. I hope you’ll be very happy together.”
She stomps off, and I have to run after her. Once I pass her, I whirl around to face her. “Stop, please. Don’t I at least get a chance to explain?”
“Explain? So it must be true, then.” She sounds defeated, but at least she stopped running.
Maybe explain was the wrong word, but I have to tell her the truth. “Yes and no.” I rake a hand through my damp hair. “Yes, I slept with Amanda, but not recently. It was months ago.” It wasn’t one of my smartest my moves, and I hope it’s not going to cost me a chance with Kori, but I’m not going to lie to her. “Before I met you, for sure, and only once. I don’t even like Amanda that much.”
“And you weren’t with her on Friday?” Kori looks hopeful, like she wants to believe me, and I feel like even more of an idiot, because I’m about to hurt her. All because I wanted to see Randy Collins.
“I was, but it’s not what you think,” I say, hoping she’ll believe me. “It wasn’t a date. She had tickets to a new comedy act down at Clark Street, someone I’ve really been wanting to see.”
“So you agreed to go with her.”
“Yeah,” I say. “Which was probably pretty selfish and jerkish of me, because like I said, I don’t even like Amanda. I like you , Kori. I wanted to be with you on Friday.”
“But I’m an idiot and I said no.”
I shake my head. “No, you’re not an idiot.” I don’t want her beating herself up. “You’re not ready to go out with someone right now, and I’m cool with that. I get that. So I’ll wait until you are.” I just hope it doesn’t take too long.
“I don’t want you to wait,” Kori says.
“What?” Now I’m more confused than ever. “I thought you said I had a chance.”
“Yeah, I did. You do.” She smiles. “I don’t want to keep you waiting, though. I can’t keep letting life go by while I stand still feeling sorry for myself. So I’ve decided to embrace life. I’m ready. I’m saying yes if you still want to go out on a date with me. Or better yet, I’m asking you out on one. How about tonight? I think there’s a movie showing at the Union.”
She’s talking so fast it’s hard for me to keep up. A few minutes ago, she was accusing me of sleeping with Amanda, and now she’s asking me out on a date. I think. “Are you asking me out now?”
“Yes. So what do you say?”
“No. I mean yes...but not tonight.”
Kori frowns. “Do you have other plans?”
“No. It’s not that. I need time to plan. I don’t want to just take you to see a movie, Kori. I want our first date to be incredible. Unique. Nothing you ever expected.” I’m not sure what that is, but I’m determined to come up with something great.
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He looks confused, which only serves to confuse me. “I don’t know. Maybe because you slept with her?”
~Landon~
“What?” My brain’s trying to catch up, process this conversation, but it’s not making much sense. I have no idea why Amanda’s at practice, or why Kori thinks I’d be talking to her, and suddenly, Kori’s accusing me of sleeping with Amanda. All before I’ve had a chance to shower and change out of practice clothes. “What are you talking about?”
“You. And Amanda. And you sleeping with her.” Kori’s tone is clipped, and I can tell she’s angry, but there’s something else there. She’s not just angry, she’s hurt.
“She told you that?” I ask incredulously. Kori’s not the only one angry.
“Not in so many words, exactly,” Kori says. “But she definitely implied it. She said you guys had been on again, off again, but after Friday, very much on again.” She lets out a laugh, but there’s not a trace of humor in it. “Silly me for thinking you were interested in me and would wait until I was ready to go out with you. I’m glad you found someone who moves a little faster. I hope you’ll be very happy together.”
She stomps off, and I have to run after her. Once I pass her, I whirl around to face her. “Stop, please. Don’t I at least get a chance to explain?”
“Explain? So it must be true, then.” She sounds defeated, but at least she stopped running.
Maybe explain was the wrong word, but I have to tell her the truth. “Yes and no.” I rake a hand through my damp hair. “Yes, I slept with Amanda, but not recently. It was months ago.” It wasn’t one of my smartest my moves, and I hope it’s not going to cost me a chance with Kori, but I’m not going to lie to her. “Before I met you, for sure, and only once. I don’t even like Amanda that much.”
“And you weren’t with her on Friday?” Kori looks hopeful, like she wants to believe me, and I feel like even more of an idiot, because I’m about to hurt her. All because I wanted to see Randy Collins.
“I was, but it’s not what you think,” I say, hoping she’ll believe me. “It wasn’t a date. She had tickets to a new comedy act down at Clark Street, someone I’ve really been wanting to see.”
“So you agreed to go with her.”
“Yeah,” I say. “Which was probably pretty selfish and jerkish of me, because like I said, I don’t even like Amanda. I like you , Kori. I wanted to be with you on Friday.”
“But I’m an idiot and I said no.”
I shake my head. “No, you’re not an idiot.” I don’t want her beating herself up. “You’re not ready to go out with someone right now, and I’m cool with that. I get that. So I’ll wait until you are.” I just hope it doesn’t take too long.
“I don’t want you to wait,” Kori says.
“What?” Now I’m more confused than ever. “I thought you said I had a chance.”
“Yeah, I did. You do.” She smiles. “I don’t want to keep you waiting, though. I can’t keep letting life go by while I stand still feeling sorry for myself. So I’ve decided to embrace life. I’m ready. I’m saying yes if you still want to go out on a date with me. Or better yet, I’m asking you out on one. How about tonight? I think there’s a movie showing at the Union.”
She’s talking so fast it’s hard for me to keep up. A few minutes ago, she was accusing me of sleeping with Amanda, and now she’s asking me out on a date. I think. “Are you asking me out now?”
“Yes. So what do you say?”
“No. I mean yes...but not tonight.”
Kori frowns. “Do you have other plans?”
“No. It’s not that. I need time to plan. I don’t want to just take you to see a movie, Kori. I want our first date to be incredible. Unique. Nothing you ever expected.” I’m not sure what that is, but I’m determined to come up with something great.
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