NYE Pete: I’m about halfway through the first one. Had to stop reading at night
I laugh out loud and Seb raises an eyebrow. I wave him away.
NYE Pete: Not because I was scared, obvs
Charlie: Of course not
NYE Pete: You’re laughing aren’t you?
Charlie: I would never
I am smiling though. A huge wide smile that makes my cheeks hurt.
NYE Pete: Any news on the flat?
Charlie: Waiting to hear back from the estate agent.
NYE Pete: Fingers crossed they want it. Let me know x
Charlie: Will do x
I sigh as I set my phone down. “Not a word,” I say, because I can feel Seb watching me and I’m not in the mood right now.
“Wouldn’t dream of it,” he mutters, but I know he’s going to bring it up soon and make me talk about it. And I know I need to. I’m just not quite ready.
“Well? What did they say?”Seb stares at me, waving his hand for me to speak when I don’t answer straight away.
It takes me a minute to find words because I was starting to think this day would never fucking come. “They accepted our counteroffer.” On New Year’s Eve of all days. I didn’t even know the estate agent was open today.
“Yes!” Seb whoops and jumps off the sofa to grab me in a hug so tight it makes me laugh. “Fuckingfinally.”
I still can’t believe it. “Nothing’s going to happen until next week, obviously, but they want it.”
“Even more cause for celebration tonight.” He lets me go and looks me dead in the eye. “Unless you’d rather be celebrating somewhere else?”
“No, of course not.”
Seb raises both eyebrows, giving me hisreally?look. “So there’s no one else you want to share this bit of spectacular news with? No tall, dark lumberjack?—”
“He’s not a lumberjack.”
“Oh good, so you do know who I mean. I was starting to worry.”
I scowl at him. “I’m going to tell him.”
“In person?” He doesn’t wait for me to answer. “Because I’m pretty sure he’d welcome you with open arms.”
I think he would too.
Maybe.
But I still haven’t given him an answer to his question.
“I’ll text him later.”
Seb groans and flops down onto the sofa. “What are you doing, Charlie?”
I frown. “What do you mean?”
