Page 81 of The Flirty Forward

“I’m fine. Thanks for asking,” she says with humor in her voice.

“Okay, now can we get back to my crisis?”

“Yes. What’s wrong?”

“Are you going to the hockey thing with Aiden today?”

“Yes.”

“What are you wearing?”

“Uh, I feel like that’s a very suggestive question?” Brielle says. I can hear Aiden’s low voice in the background, and she laughs.

I shake my head. “Could we focus, please?”

“Sorry. Okay. I'm focused. What can I help you with?”

“I don’t know what to wear to the event today,” I tell her.

It’s silent a moment. “You don’t know what to wear? Who are you and what did you do with my friend?”

I groan and sit on my bed. “I’m serious. I really don’t know what to wear.”

“Is Sebastian picking you up?”

“Yes.”

“What time?”

“Nine-thirty.”

“That’s less than an hour,” she nearly shrieks.

“Yes. I am aware of that; that’s why I’m panicking.”

“Okay. Give me a minute.”

It’s quiet for a moment, and it leaves me nothing but time to regret saying yes to today. I should have told him no. Brielle comes back on the line. “Aiden’s going to bring me to you, and we can drive in together if we can take your car. He said we don’t have to be there right away.”

“You don’t have to do that,” I try to argue.

“I’m coming, and you can’t stop me. I’ll be there soon.”

I want to argue with her, but I really don’t know what to wear for today. So I admit defeat. “Thank you.”

“What are best friends for?” She’s gone before I can say anything.

I pull out my phone, debating if I should text or call Sebastian. I decide to just bite the bullet and call him. I have a feeling if I try to send him a text saying I’m not going to ride with him, he’ll just call anyway.

He answers on the second ring. “Hey, Beautiful, you ready for today?”

“That’s what I’m calling about.”

“Are you canceling on me?”

“Well, not exactly,” I hedge.

“Baby, you sound like you’re trying to cancel on me.”

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