Five minutes later:
I’M DYING
OMG IM DYING I NEED ANSWERS
ARE YOU ALIVE
OH MY GOD NORA
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Feeling like a terrible friend, I quickly type out a response.
I am so sorry
But it went well!!! I think!! we’re just sitting by the lake now
Did you find Owen and Josh?
OMGOMGOGGOMGOG YESSSSSS
WELL DONE YOU, THIS IS SENSATIONAL
Yes I did I’m fine
Have fun with E!!
Omg wait wait wait
are you gonna shag??????
I blink hard before shoving my phone back in my bag.
‘Is Hennie horrified about this outcome?’ he asks, looking the tiniest bit nervous.
‘About us? God, no. She actually guessed that you liked me from the start.’
‘Well. Good to know that my affections are obvious,’ he says dryly. ‘For some.’
I kick at the gravel around my feet. ‘You could’ve just said something earlier, you know,’ I tease.
He shoots me a dull glare. ‘I asked you if you’d ever faked anorgasm.’
‘I thought we were friends,’ I counter with wide-eyed innocence.
‘I don’t talk about that with my friends.’
‘Ido. I just thought we were becoming… slightly closer friends,’ I say with a shrug. ‘You also spent our first day together acting as if I was the biggest pain in your ass.’
‘You were.’ His lips curl. ‘Youtold me that you didn’t think I was attractive.’
‘Well,’ I say, forcing my gaze to the stars slowly materialising above us. ‘I lied.’
He breathes a laugh at my response, and then studies me with the kind of scrutiny I’m not yet used to. Like he’s trying to unravel my thoughts and read through them in great detail. I busy myself by playing with a lock of my hair.
‘Can I ask you something?’ he asks gently. ‘Just to get on the same page.’
I gulp. ‘I haven’t been on many dates. But this sounds like a very emotionally healthy way to kick one off.’
