“Okay. We’ll be cooling down,” Reed tells me as he turns away, grabbing his towel and looking back over his shoulder. “Don’t forget we’re watching tapes in thirty minutes.”
Fuck.There goes my workout. “I’ll be there.”
The locker room is quiet again when I finally finish my sessionafterthe tape analysis with the team.
What should have been a few hours turned into most of the day, and I’m desperate to check my messages again.
Grabbing my phone, I find several notifications. One from Blair, the rest from the group chat. And it’s not their messages that have me grinning.
Blair: I actually think I live close now, considering I used to be in Florida
She’s not wrong, but she’s still not here.
Zane: It’s not San Francisco
Blair: And they said you were bad at geography
Zane: Who said that? I’m good at everything
I wait a minute for her next response but when it doesn’t come right away, I reluctantly read the group chat messages.
Dylan: Zane, Lucy is bugging me. Please for the love of God, help!
I snort before reading the rest.
Luke: What did I miss?
Dylan: Nothing that concerns you
Luke: Everything concerns me
Easton: I thought that was Reed
Reed: Ouch, man
Luke: No fighting. We all care. That’s why we have this group chat
The damn group chat.I’m ninety-nine percent sure Easton added me as payback. This is torture sometimes. And now the stupid thing is named after me. I don’t need a support group.
Zane: I’m very tempted to block this chat. If that’s possible?
Easton: Why didn’t I think of that?
Luke: You’re never leaving. Either of you
Zane: Yeah, yeah
Zane: Dylan, I’m on it. Thank you again
Dylan: No worries. And thank YOU
Luke: Tell me what I’m missing, dammit!
I roll my eyes even though no one can see me then exit out of my messages, but before I put my phone away it vibrates in my hand. I groan until I check the screen and my heart jolts. The damn organ is already way too invested for my liking. I need to slow the fuck down.
Tomorrow.
For now, I read Blair’s latest message, knowing I’m going to reply straight away, because what can I say… I’m obsessed.
