I don’t give in to her taunting. Nope, I just text Callum Hot Lips Whitaker right back.
Me: Not Doug. But it’s a very interesting story. I’m bringing a man who saved me from being CRUSHED by a runaway truck today!!
“It wasn’t a runaway,” Rosalie grumbles.
“Seriously.” I press the face of my phone into my stomach. “You need to watch Kat Stratford get her heart broken and leave the texting to me.”
“Fine, then you need to be a grown-up and sit on your end of the couch.”
“Fine!” But I don’t move until Rosalie pushes me. Yep, she shoves me right off her lap and up into a sitting position. At least I am still on my water bottle.
Scooching myself and my bum pillow to the end of thecouch, I lean against the opposite end and toss my feet into Rosalie’s lap before returning to Callum’s text.
Callum Hot Lips Whitaker: Whoa. Are you kidding? I don’t know you well enough to know if this is real or not.
Me: Okay—not runaway. But I was saved from being squished like a bug today.
Callum Hot Lips Whitaker: Fran! Are you okay???
Me: I’m sore. My left knee is scraped, and my back is beyond tender.
I spare him the small detail that the back I’m talking about is mybackside.
Callum Hot Lips Whitaker: You need a doctor.
His concern melts me.Callum is a friend.I’m reminding myself.
Me: I’m okay. Really. And now I have a date. So, it’s GREAT.
Me: PLUS!
Callum Hot Lips Whitaker: Plus?
Me: Plus, it was like a scene from a movie.
Callum Hot Lips Whitaker: Right. The movie thing. Did the girl in the movie get as hurt as you?
Me: No way. OUCH.
Callum Hot Lips Whitaker: You’ll have to tell me more about this movie theory one day.
Me: I’d love to. But not tonight. Tonight, I have questions.
Callum Hot Lips Whitaker: Shoot.
Me: Why no hands?
Me: How many players?
Me: What do you do as an attacking player?
Me: What is off-sides, and why is it illegal?
I ask question after question, and Callum answers. And with each answer, I have a new question. We text until the movie credits roll and Rosalie tells me goodnight.
I’m excited for the game tomorrow. I’m excited to see him.
Callum Hot Lips Whitaker: I’m off to bed. I’ll see you and your date tomorrow.
