My head snaps up.
She pops a cherry tomato into her mouth.
“It is so not cool that I’m the last one to know,” I growl, throwing my hands up. “Some friends you are.”
Okay, so, yeah. I knew Sasha was moving to Lakeside. Ryder brought it up a couple of months ago. But had I known she was going to move in next door, it might have given me a chance to figure some shit out instead of being blindsided.
Despite her being in my head for months, I had no plans whatsoever to try to get in her pants again. At least, not until I saw her again yesterday.
And the last thing I’m going to do is tell these two wack jobs I plan on making her mine. Maybe I can play into the annoyance a little more to throw them off.
“Besides, it’s not like we were hiding it from you on purpose,” Lizzy says in defense.
“Right.” I lean back in my chair, crossing my arms over my chest. “And I’m supposed to believe that?”
“Don’t be such a drama queen,” she sighs, rolling her eyes. “Why’s it such a big deal anyway?”
Ryder snorts. “They hooked up at the anniversary party.”
“Dude!” I glare at him again.
“What? It’s not like it’s a big secret. I’m sure the whole town knows by now.”
“The whole town doesn’t know,” I argue incredulously, though I’m not totally convinced.
Fucking hell.
Lizzy smiles and shrugs. “Okay, so maybe not thewholetown.” She waves her pointer finger in the air between her and Ryder. “But we had a pretty good idea.”
“You guys keeping track of me now or something?”
“Oh, comeon,” Lizzy quips, shaking her head. “Do you really think after spending the whole night dancing and hanging out with her, we wouldn’t notice when you both completely disappeared for like half an hour?”
Ryder looks at me as he points a finger at Lizzy. “Exactly.”
“Not to mention how you moped around for a coupleof weeks after she left.” Lizzy is on a roll. “I figured you were over it when I saw you leave with that hot bartender from The Brew. What’s her name? Melody?”
“Whatever. I was just trying to get Sasha outta my head by getting with someone else,” I volley back.
“And look how well that turned out for you,” Ryder chuckles.
“She did get all weird when I brought it up,” Lizzy sighs.
Suddenly very interested in what she has to say, I lean in. “Weird how?”
Clearly enjoying having the upper hand, she smirks. “Just, you know… flustered. Blushing. Trying to change the subject.”
Something warm unfurls in my chest. So… It seems I’m not the only one still messed up about what happened between us.
“Why would you even bring it up?”
“It was girls’ night.” She looks away, but not before I notice her eyes get all shifty. It’s her tell when she’s being evasive. “Women talk.”
“Come on, Liz. There’s something you’re not telling me. How did the subject even come up in the first place?”
Looking up at the ceiling in exasperation, she closes her eyes. “She made us watch a Rowan Cole movie.”
Uh oh. Not too many people know about Lizzy’s connection to the famous actor.
