Page 28 of Endeavor
Kate: Well, at least we don’t have to worry about that. So, slut, give me the deets!
Me: (middle-finger emoji)
Kate: Fine, but seriously, when you see the (eggplant emoji), I better hear about it.
Me: Gotta go, class.
Kate: Likely excuse…
I put my phone away and head to my class. I’m not as prepared as I should be because last night, I lay in bed daydreaming about Grady instead of finishing my reading. Maybe dating a guy while I’m studying for my master’s is a bad idea.
I find my seat in my class. It’s funny how most college and graduate-level classes don’t have assigned seating, yet people tend to naturally pick a seat and stay there. I always like to sit in the second row on the far side of the room. I don’t want to appear too eager, but I also don’t want to be in the back, looking like I don’t care. Yeah, I probably way overthink this, but it’s just my thing.
The professor walks in and class starts. I half-listen to the lecture, taking notes periodically. But my mind keeps wandering back to Grady. Good God, get a grip, Baldwin. You’re acting like some lovesick teenager with a major crush.
Class ends and I check my phone, surprised when I see responses from both Blythe and Andy that they can meet for lunch on Thursday. I want to squeal with excitement.
Me: OMG!! I have a lunch meeting with Andy and Blythe!!!
Kate: Shit! Well, that’s exciting. Congrats!
Me: Oh God, I think I’m going to be sick.
Kate: You got this. You’ve only been working on this documentary since undergrad.
Me: But this is like next level. I’m an amateur compared to them.
Kate: Breathe. You can do this. I mean, for Christ's sake, you’ve had dinner with a president.
Me: I’ve had dinner with your family.
Kate: Yeah, exactly.
Me: He’s your DAD!
Kate: Yeah, exactly.
Me: Whatever. This is serious!
Kate: Don’t make me fly over there to knock some sense into you!
Me: Could you? I mean, fly here for my meeting. You could pretend to be my PA.
Kate: No and no. You are doing this on your own because you are a strong, independent woman.
Me: I am?
Kate: YOU ARE!!
Me: OK, I got this.
Kate: Fuck yeah, you do.
Me: Thanks for the pep talk.
Kate: (thumbs-up emoji)
I walk to my favorite part of the library. There’s just something about libraries, the way they smell, the quiet atmosphere. I need to think, and I need to get some serious work done.
