They exchange a look.
“No,” Cas says.
“Should we?” James asks. “Is there etiquette that we’re unaware of?”
“We’ve never had brunch with the woman we’re…” Cas says, trailing off.
“We’ve never seen the woman two weekends in a row,” James points out.
“We’ve never hung out with her two best girlfriends, known her mom and dad, or taken her to Prom either,” Cas says.
I start laughing.
They all look at me.
“There’s no etiquette that you’re messing up, trust me,” I say, pushing up from my chair and going to the flowers. “And clearly these aren’t from them,” I tell the girls. I pull the card from between the leaves.
My heart is pounding. Because I’m ninety-nine percent sure I know who they are from. But I don’t know why.
I pull the card out and read.
Caroline, I need to apologize. The other night did not go the way I intended. I know I should apologize for kissing you, but I’m not sorry for that. I’ve been wanting that since I met you. I will apologize for changing my mind like I did. I shouldn’t have started something I couldn’t finish. I just wanted you to know that Evelyn misses you. And I wish you the best. Grayson Ross
I read it again.
Then laugh.
Oh my God, he signed it with his last name.
As if I wouldn’t know who he was if he just put “Grayson”? And even in this note, he’s a little hot and cold. Not apologizing for kissing me, bringing that back to mind rather than just moving on and letting me forget about it, but then reminding me that he can’t go any further than that.
Why can’t he just let this go?
Evelyn misses me? What about him?
And now I’m wondering how things are going with the new nannies and is Evelyn frowning or smiling at them? And do I want her smiling or frowning?
I want her smiling.
Probably.
I want her to be happy, for sure.
But I want her to like me best.
“Argh!”
“Everything okay?”
I look up from the card, remembering that I’m at brunch. With four other people.
“Oh. Um.” I glance down at the card. “Yeah.”
“Who are those from, and what does that card say?” Fiona demands.
And I want to tell them. I need them to tell me that thinking about Grayson Ross is stupid and I need to just let it all go. And that I need to quit replaying that stupid kiss in my mind. Over and over and over again.
I’m having mind-blowing sex with James and Cas!
