Me: Australia is wonderful. I think I might move here
I’m joking, but I’m not going to pretend the thought hasn’t crossed my mind.
Blair: What? For real?
Me: No. But I want all the hotness to come with me when I go home
Blair: Hotness, huh? How’s Jack?
Me: He’s adorable and sweet and fun
Hayley: Uh-oh
Jeez, Hayley’s awake too?
Blair: What’s uh-oh? What did I miss?
Hayley: He’s adorable and sweet. Both great qualities… What’s missing is what she didn’t say
I smile at Hayley’s message. She gets me too. Sometimes more than Blair does. Maybe I havetwosoulmates. Soulmates can be friends, right?
Speaking of friends…
Me: I think we’re destined to remain platonic and I’m okay with that
Blair: You are? Was he not the man his letter suggested? All talk?
Me: Nothing’s happened between us
Hayley: Did you talk about it?
Me: Nope. It hasn’t felt right
My mind drifts back to the fire in Mason’s eyes when he saw me naked. If it was him I was friends with, instead of Jack, I would have mentioned it. Demanded he tell me what the hell it all meant. I can’t explain why it’s different for the two of them. It’s just a feeling I get.
Blair: Does that mean you’re coming home?
I type out a message mentioning Mason but think better of it. I wouldn’t know what to say. I don’t understand it myself.
All I know is that I’m not ready to leave. Not yet.
Me: I’m going to stay for a few more days and take a Christmas Day flight home
Blair: Christmas Day! No. Can’t you come on Christmas Eve? You can spend Christmas with us
Me: Thanks, but I’m okay. I’ll come to San Francisco and annoy you both when you’re home next week
Blair: You better
Hayley: Can’t wait
Blair: I’m sorry Jack wasn’t your soulmate
I laugh out loud, pulling the comforter over my head.
Me: I’m not
A soft knock penetrates my hiding place, and I sit up to listen out for it again. “Jenna, it’s me.”
