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does, and she has to say yes because she doesn’t want to go alone.”
Cameron cleared his throat rather loudly. We looked up just in time to see Sam and Dena’s return to the table.
“What are you guys talking about?” Dena asked.
Morgan stiffened.
“Just football stuff. Hey, where’s Katie?” I asked.
Dena’s powder blue eyes studied my expression as I feigned innocence. She paused for a moment then glanced at the tables around us.
“Off trying to get Tyler alone I think,” she finally said.
“She’s persistent,” I muttered followed by a chuckle.
“Yeah, it seems sorta hopeless,” Sam said.
Hopeless .
That’s what I was. Why was I torturing myself, hoping Nicholas would show up?
The bell rang and I got a pit in my stomach; time to endure another torture session in Algebra. My only saving grace would be going out with Sam later. I almost hoped Nicholas would show up and find I wasn’t at home. I could imagine his face when he found out I was out having a glorious time without him.
It would serve him right for standing me up. I do have a life after all.
“Are you coming?” Sam asked.
I snapped out of my fog and realized she was talking to me. As we headed over to our classroom, Cameron nudged me.
“You’re pretty sly, you know that?” he said.
“What?”
He nodded his head and I looked over in the direction he motioned. Morgan was sheepishly talking to Dena. I smiled.
At least someone was following their heart.
During Algebra, I decided dinner and a movie would cater to my crippled condition the best. Sam thought so too. Actually, she didn’t seem to care what we did, as long as it cheered me up.
“Can we go right after school?” I whispered in class.
She nodded.
That would be my solution for avoiding home completely. The sooner my distraction started the better. I sent Luke a text under my desk letting him know my plans. His confirmation reply came a second later. I suddenly felt excited.
6 - FOREWARNING
W e took off down the freeway, the wind in our hair, tunes blaring, without a care in the world. I finally felt liberated, keeping thoughts about Nicholas in the far recesses of my mind. He would stay locked away so I could enjoy our fun-filled girls-only evening. I totally needed it.
“Where do you want to go for dinner?” Sam asked while we waited at another long red light.
“I was hoping you’d want pizza,” I said, even though we ate at Pleasure Pizza all the time.
“Ooh, that sounds good.”
They had the greatest pizza ever, amazing homemade dough cooked to perfection in a stone oven. My mouth watered as I imagined my favorite, the Greek combo with feta, olives, tomatoes and artichokes.
“And then, I thought it would be fun to watch the sunset at The Point.”
“Good idea.”
“And then, a movie?”
“That sounds perfect,” she said in a purr.
I never grew tired of hanging out with Sam, even though we mostly did the same things together. She always acted as if my ideas were something completely new. I liked that about her.
“Hey, pull in here,” I said as I pointed to a little restaurant on the corner. “We need to get the movie times.”
The restaurant had a kiosk that held the News and Review paper right by the front door. Sam zipped in, parked and jumped out to snag a copy.
Sam sped down Main Street as I flipped to the movie section. I couldn’t handle a romantic movie or a tear-jerking drama and horror was completely out. Experiencing fear to the nth degree once in my life was plenty for me. I scanned the remaining short list of movies.
“Okay, we’ve got Ghost Flight, Arial’s Rampage, Ballad of Maria and—” I spotted a familiar title. “How about The Bucci Brothers’ Revenge ?”
“Never heard of it, what’s it about?”
“It’s a comedy about two brothers who start a business venture designing a line of purses, trying to compete with Gucci. I saw a preview; it looked funny.”
I bit my lip. A comedy with two gay brothers
Cameron cleared his throat rather loudly. We looked up just in time to see Sam and Dena’s return to the table.
“What are you guys talking about?” Dena asked.
Morgan stiffened.
“Just football stuff. Hey, where’s Katie?” I asked.
Dena’s powder blue eyes studied my expression as I feigned innocence. She paused for a moment then glanced at the tables around us.
“Off trying to get Tyler alone I think,” she finally said.
“She’s persistent,” I muttered followed by a chuckle.
“Yeah, it seems sorta hopeless,” Sam said.
Hopeless .
That’s what I was. Why was I torturing myself, hoping Nicholas would show up?
The bell rang and I got a pit in my stomach; time to endure another torture session in Algebra. My only saving grace would be going out with Sam later. I almost hoped Nicholas would show up and find I wasn’t at home. I could imagine his face when he found out I was out having a glorious time without him.
It would serve him right for standing me up. I do have a life after all.
“Are you coming?” Sam asked.
I snapped out of my fog and realized she was talking to me. As we headed over to our classroom, Cameron nudged me.
“You’re pretty sly, you know that?” he said.
“What?”
He nodded his head and I looked over in the direction he motioned. Morgan was sheepishly talking to Dena. I smiled.
At least someone was following their heart.
During Algebra, I decided dinner and a movie would cater to my crippled condition the best. Sam thought so too. Actually, she didn’t seem to care what we did, as long as it cheered me up.
“Can we go right after school?” I whispered in class.
She nodded.
That would be my solution for avoiding home completely. The sooner my distraction started the better. I sent Luke a text under my desk letting him know my plans. His confirmation reply came a second later. I suddenly felt excited.
6 - FOREWARNING
W e took off down the freeway, the wind in our hair, tunes blaring, without a care in the world. I finally felt liberated, keeping thoughts about Nicholas in the far recesses of my mind. He would stay locked away so I could enjoy our fun-filled girls-only evening. I totally needed it.
“Where do you want to go for dinner?” Sam asked while we waited at another long red light.
“I was hoping you’d want pizza,” I said, even though we ate at Pleasure Pizza all the time.
“Ooh, that sounds good.”
They had the greatest pizza ever, amazing homemade dough cooked to perfection in a stone oven. My mouth watered as I imagined my favorite, the Greek combo with feta, olives, tomatoes and artichokes.
“And then, I thought it would be fun to watch the sunset at The Point.”
“Good idea.”
“And then, a movie?”
“That sounds perfect,” she said in a purr.
I never grew tired of hanging out with Sam, even though we mostly did the same things together. She always acted as if my ideas were something completely new. I liked that about her.
“Hey, pull in here,” I said as I pointed to a little restaurant on the corner. “We need to get the movie times.”
The restaurant had a kiosk that held the News and Review paper right by the front door. Sam zipped in, parked and jumped out to snag a copy.
Sam sped down Main Street as I flipped to the movie section. I couldn’t handle a romantic movie or a tear-jerking drama and horror was completely out. Experiencing fear to the nth degree once in my life was plenty for me. I scanned the remaining short list of movies.
“Okay, we’ve got Ghost Flight, Arial’s Rampage, Ballad of Maria and—” I spotted a familiar title. “How about The Bucci Brothers’ Revenge ?”
“Never heard of it, what’s it about?”
“It’s a comedy about two brothers who start a business venture designing a line of purses, trying to compete with Gucci. I saw a preview; it looked funny.”
I bit my lip. A comedy with two gay brothers
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