She sits up again, eyes bright. “Also, I got lost on the Tube so many times that at one point I started pretending it was intentional. Like, yes, I meant to end up in a neighborhood with eight bookstores and a pub called The Drunken Duck.”
“That sounds like my dream,” I say.
“It was,” Wren agrees. “And I bought you something, but I already gave it to you, so don’t look at me like that.”
I smile because the little ice skate charm is already hooked to my tote.
“Anyway. Weston Cooper.”
I blink. “What about Weston?”
“That man,” she says, “is a walking golden retriever with a credit card and no fear.”
I laugh. “Accurate.”
“I ran into him on campus yesterday,” she continues. “And he looked at me like I was a prophecy. Like he’s been waiting his whole life for me specifically.”
I cover my face. “I’m so sorry.”
“Don’t be,” Wren says, delighted. “He offered me coffee like I was a stray animal, before he even asked for my name, mind you.”
I can’t help but laugh, because I can picture the image so clearly in my mind. Poor Weston stands no chance with Wren, and he has no idea.
Wren’s expression shifts, just slightly, her head tilting to the side and analyzing my reaction.
“Okay,” she says slowly. “New topic. Let's talk about why you’re smiling like you’ve been personally blessed by a romance novel.”
My face warms. “Wren.”
She leans forward, elbows on her knees. “Harlow.”
I glare. “Stop.”
“I literally can’t,” she says. “It’s a personality trait.”
I exhale through my nose. “Fine. It’s Grayson.”
Wren’s eyes go wide, delighted. “Of course it is. So, the date went well?”
“Yes,” I say, already annoyed with my own cheeks for heating up. “You could say that.”
Wren presses a hand to her chest. “Oh my god. This is everything.”
“It’s not everything,” I say, defensive on reflex.
Wren’s grin softens. “Okay. Then it’s…something.”
I swallow.
“It’s something,” I admit.
Wren nods like she’s satisfied with that. Then her eyes narrow with sudden focus.
I swallow.
Wren leans back, voice gentler now. “So. How’s it been?”
There are a lot of possible answers.
