“It’s such a sunny day,” Bonnie said quickly. “Who wants to go for a walk in Central Park?”
Ashley looked at Bonnie. “What haven’t you told me?”
“Nothing important. It can wait for another day.”
“Is it about Jasmine? I know I’ve been upset, but you can tell me what’s happened.”
Harry’s eyes widened. “I knew you’d been crying. What’s upset you?”
“Ashley’s worried about Matthew.”
“You don’t need to worry,” Harry said. “He arrived home in one piece.”
Ashley’s eyebrows rose. “He called you?”
“Text. Didn’t he send you the same message?”
“I haven’t heard from him since last night. We decided to go our separate ways.”
Harry’s eyes flicked to Bonnie. “Oh.”
“What haven’t you told me?” Ashley asked again.
Bonnie cleared her throat. “Well, I’m not really sure where to start.”
Harry grinned.
Ashley looked at her two closest friends. “I don’t understand…Oh. You’re dating? When did that happen?”
“About the same time as season four ofThe Twilight Zonestarted.” Harry seemed incredibly pleased with himself, but he was making as much sense as one of his beloved TV shows.
“What Harry is trying to say,” Bonnie said slowly, “Is that when I stayed with Harry, we discovered our constant bickering was hiding deeper emotions.”
Harry must have seen the confusion on Ashley’s face. “We’re in love.”
“Love?” Ashley placed her coffee cup on the table before she dropped it. “Wow. That’s…”
“Unexpected? Awesome? Difficult to believe?” Harry suggested.
“All of the above,” Ashley said. “I’m happy for you.”
Bonnie’s eyes sparkled. “So are we. Who would have thought a girl from Buffalo could have anything in common with a boy from Springfield, Missouri?”
The goofy smile on Harry’s face told Ashley it was more than possible. What she couldn’t understand was why she hadn’t figured it out herself.“Why didn’t you tell me sooner?”
“You had other things on your mind,” Bonnie said.
“The articles I’m writing aren’t as important as my two best friends.”
Bonnie frowned. “I wasn’t talking about your articles. I was talking about Matthew.”
“Matthew?”
Harry rolled his eyes. “Yeah, the man you used to love before you moved to New York. You’re as transparent as a sheet of glass when you’re around him. Even I noticed that there was something special between the two of you.”
“You’ve been hanging around Bonnie too much,” Ashley groaned. “Love has warped your brain.”
“We’ll see.” Harry walked across to Ashley’s pantry and opened the doors. “I bet twenty bucks that you call Matthew within the next week.” He brought a packet of crackers across to the sofa. “Do you mind if I open these? I haven’t had lunch.”
