Page 60 of Promise Me

Sadie

Hey :) How are you?

“Did you text her?”Hudson asks right before he takes a bite. The moan that follows distracts me from replying to his question. His eyes are closed, and he’s nodding with a smile. I feel the deep sound that escapes him all the way to my toes.

My phone buzzesbefore I speak.

Brooke

Hi! I’m good. I just got home this morning. How are you? I know it’s a silly question, but yeah.

Sadie

I’m good. It’s not a silly question. Do you want to have dinner soon?

Hudson moans again.My heart pulses and my palms grow clammy. I watch his lips and then his throat as it bobs when he swallows. Holy hell, I’ve never been so turned on watching someone eat before.

Brooke

Yes. Do you want to come over tonight? Or I can come to you.

After the third moan,I reply:

Sadie

Your place is great. Remind me of the address.

She types it back,and I pretend I don’t hear Hudson when he goes for another bar. Dinner can’t come soon enough, because boy oh boy, do I have questions for Brooke.

Brooke is waitingat the door when I arrive at her house.

It’s part of a duplex two blocks over from Main Street.

She smiles and waves.

“Hi.” I smile back. “I have so many questions.”

She lets out a small laugh.

“So do I, but I’m not sure you’re going to have answers to mine.”

I hate that I don’t remember the friendship we’ve built in the last two years, but on the other hand, I grew up with Brooke, so the moment I walk into her house, I feel a sense of familiarity. The smell of apples and cinnamon surrounds me, and even though no memories come back, my shoulders relax.

It smells like her. Maybe coming here will be better than I thought.

“I ordered pizza,” she says quickly. “I also bought stuff to make mimosas, but I’m not sure you can drink. I should have thought of that.”

“Mimosas and pizza? Is that a thing?”

She hesitates. “For us, it is.”

I love how she saysisand notwas.

I nod and walk right into her kitchen. “One drink won’t hurt. Plus, I walked here.”

We sit at the table and fix our plates. I expect silence to fill the room, but Brooke clearly has other plans.

“I can’t believe your brother let you walk. Alone.”

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