Page 42 of Searching for Sunshine

“I couldn’t,” I respond. “Wyatt offered to pack the cooler this morning, but there’s no way he found them for me. Maybe there was one in the fridge I missed yesterday.”

“Well, obviously it didn’t appear out of thin air, Stels. Text him and see what he says.”

Pulling out my phone, I shoot him a quick text.

Stella: Hey, I just looked in the cooler. Did I miss one of my drinks in the fridge on Saturday? I would have sworn that there weren’t any left but maybe I was wrong.

Wyatt: Oh no, you didn’t.

I look at Avery in confusion, showing her the text.

“Damn girl, see. I told you he’s down bad for you. Where the hell did he find them though?” Avery asks, grabbing a black cherry seltzer out of the cooler and popping the top.

“I have no idea.”

“Well, babes, why don’t you ask him?” my best friend suggests.

“Oh, right. Yeah, that would make sense.”

Stella: Uh, is there some secret energy drink supply store here in town that I don’t know about? Because I would have sworn up and down that I checked everywhere in town the other day.

Wyatt: Nope, not quite.

Stella: ….

Stella: Wyatt, how the hell did you find them?

Wyatt: It’s not a big deal. I called Everett on Saturday when we got back from the boat tour, and he called in a favor with one of his distributors. They added a couple cases to his order this morning so you should be good to go for a while.

Stella: Oh my gosh.

Stella: Are you serious?

Stella: I want to kiss you right now.

Stella: Thank you so much Wyatt. And tell Everett thank you and to let me know how much I owe him.

Wyatt: Don’t worry about it, I already took care of it.

Wyatt: But I will take that kiss when you get home tonight.

“Damn, Stels. What spell did you manage to put on the poor boy?” Avery teases, leaning over to read the messages over my shoulder.

I roll my eyes at her before I text him back.

Stella: Deal ;)

I throw my phone back in my bag and grab the drink out of the cooler, taking a long sip and smiling.

“Did you hear back from Chloe?” Avery asks. “I know you said you were going to invite her this morning, but I didn’t know if she replied.”

“Yeah, she said she had to check in with some of the lifeguards this morning but she should be here soon. I’m glad she’s coming.”

“Me too. We could use some other girlfriends, especially if you’re planning to start abandoning me to roll around in the sheets with that hubby of yours,” Avery teases, and I roll my eyes at her.

“That’s not exactly what happened,” I say hesitantly.

“Babes, I love you, but don’t even act like you didn’t get some last night.”

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