She wasn’t upset that he’d hoodwinked her.
She was upset that she hadn’t seen through him so she could warn me about him.
“His name is Hutch.And yes, technically, I’m seeing him.”
“Technically?”she asked dubiously.
“We’re friends.”Oh God.“With benefits.”
“Oh,” she said.“Okay then.”
I blinked at Moxie sniffing carrots.
“That’s it?”I asked.
“Well, no.Outside of wondering why you didn’t tell me.Does Kacey know?”
“No, she doesn’t.Actually, it just happened.”I paused then amended, “Not true.We met a few weeks ago.One-night stand turned into him becoming my dog trainer and that turned into friends with benefits.”
This was whitewashing it a bit, but what could I say?I wasn’t going to tell her about the cult next door.She’d corral Kacey and then I’d also have to live in fear of them showing up and friendnapping me back to Orlando.
“You’re lucky he is all he is,” she replied.“You had a reprieve because I was forced to watch the video eighteen times before I called you to tell you I was pissed off with you.”
“Forced,” I snorted.
Though, I was probably going to watch that video more times than that.
“Okay, well, even if I’m not feeling all light and fluffy about this, considering the fact you look happy there.Like you’re having the time of your life.So that means you probably won’t come home…”
I never was going back to Orlando.
I’d told her that.
But hope springs, I guessed.
“…I feel less light and fluffy that I have to tell you that I heard it through the grapevine that Bryce has seen that video, and he’s on the warpath.”
My insides shriveled up.
Bryce was my ex.
“How has Bryce seen it?”
“Did you glance at the comments?”she asked.
I didn’t want to.
“No.”
“Welp, you and Mr.Basketball are a hit.They’re calling you the Patagonia Power Couple.That account has a lot of followers, but that many likes means that video’s gone viral.”
What?
Neither of us were wearing Patagonia.
But…
Oh God.
