I’m on my way.
Me
Can’t wait.
I went to see what to wear, because today I was feeling cute. Thanks to the shopping spree with my aunties, I just might have an outfit for that.
Chapter Twenty
Ashton
“Where are you going so fast?” Rhett stood there after practice. He was the other half of my defensive pair. He had red hair and brown eyes and stood a little shorter than me.
“I’ve got places to be,” I told him with a shrug.
A smile crossed his face. “Does this have anything to do with the bet Steven lost?”
“Maybe.” I checked my phone again.
“Is it going well? Marilyn seems happy.” He leaned against the wall.
“They’re amazing, but they live in Hawai’i. We’re just activity partners.” My heart twisted a little at thejust,especially after the amazing night we had.
He made finger quotes. “Just.”
“Marilyn didn’t set us up on a date. We’re supposed to show a visiting omega a good time. This is probably thelast time we’re getting together, considering they go back Sunday, though they’re coming to our game tomorrow,” I replied.
He continued to look amused. “That’s why Carys texted me that you ordered a giant bouquet of purple gerbera daisies from Blush and Bloom? Because you’re just ‘activity partners’?”
I shrugged. “Kai stole my scrunchie. The flowers are ransom to get it back.”
Rhett continued blocking my way. “Kai slept over?”
He was having way too much fun with this. But I sort of deserved it for the shit I’d given him.
I shrugged again. “I’ve gotta go pick up those flowers before I get Kai.”
“It’s okay to like someone,” Rhett added.
“I know.” But why did we have to like somebody completely geographically incompatible, not to mention career incompatible?
A PhD program lasted about as long as we hoped our careers would continue. Could we really do long distance for that amount of time? Even if they somehow could switch PhD programs, there’s no guarantee we’d be in Nashville that long. They’d probably need to go to Washington state for stability, but even then that was still across the country. And not fair to them.
“Kai’s coming to the game? Want me to ask Carys and Billie to watch out for them?” he added.
“That would be great. Just a warning, Kai’s four aunts are coming, too, and while I haven’t met them, they’re probably going to be a lot for Billie.” But I had a feeling Kai and Carys would get along.
With a wave, I left.
I drove to Blush and Bloom, picked up the flowers with some minimal smirking from Carys, then went to the hotel, anxiousness in my belly.
Flowers were a good ransom weren’t they? Kai said they liked purple gerbera daisies.
Kai was waiting outside of the hotel today. Their hair was down, sunglasses in it and they were wearing a shirt with dragonflies on it, with a little skirt, and the sandals they’d worn to the zoo. They had a small sack with them, too. Kai got in and paused at the flowers on the seat.
“Are these for me?” Kai’s face lit up.
Relief flowed through me. I’d made the right choice.
