"Seriously man, be cool." I scold.
"Yeah Bry, pull yourself together." Jo tacks on.
"You know I love it when you get grumpy."
"I’m hanging up in three, two…"
I don’t get to hear Jo say one because Bryson gets weird and fills the air with loud smooching sounds as we reach my penthouse.
As we unload the second round of bags and boxes on my kitchen island, my phone begins buzzing.
Duncan + The Girls
CAROLINE
Do you have drawer organizers already?
IVANNA
And liners?
WTF are those?
HARPER
No worries. I’ll stop on my way over.
CAROLINE
Laila isn’t on these texts because she’s working.
And Jo is in Kansas City for her game.
IVANNA
What is our timeline for getting this project done? I’ve got to manage getting the kids picked up from camps.
ASAP. Tomorrow?
CAROLINE
You’re lucky Johnny is home.
I know.
CAROLINE
You’re going to oweus.
I know.
IVANNA
So you’re not blindsided, she’s going to ask you if this is about a girl.
No. It isn’t about a girl.
I hold back from adding a star-eyed smiley or a winking emoji. I’m not supposed to be telling anyone about Rhys and me.
