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“Who?” I’m drawing a complete blank on who Brian is.

“You know, Brian. The guy we went to the game with today?” I can hear the humor in her voice as she tries not to laugh at me.

“Oh, yeah. No.” I scoff and laugh at myself. “Definitely not Brian. I’m pretty sure I won’t be hearing from him again.”

“So who are we talking about?” I draw in a deep breath and hear Brie gasp. “Adam? Are we talking about Adam?”

“Yes.” I rub my hands over my eyes. “But not just Adam. Chase, too.”

“You haven’t even met Chase, have you?” Brie asks. “Why would you be confused about someone you haven’t met yet? Now Adam is real and something else. Nothing to be confused about there.”

“He was at the game today,” I mumble, my head covered with a pillow.

“Of course he was. He played.” Brie laughs.

“Not Adam, Chase. Chase was at the game today.”

“Oh,” Brie says surprised. “Well, that’s interesting, isn’t it?”

“I asked him if he wanted to meet up the next time he went,” I mutter.

“What?” Brie shrieks. “You asked him to meet up? Suse, that’s great!”

“I thought so,” I say dejectedly, not feeling as excited as her due to Chase’s lack of response.

“What did he say?” Brie’s excitement washes over me, causing me to lift my hand to my chest.

“Nothing.”

“Nothing?” Brie’s confused tone mirrors my feelings.

“Nope. Nada. Not one word yet.”

“Oh, well, that doesn’t mean anything. Maybe he got a call he needed to take or something.” My best friend is always looking on the bright side of things. Usually, I am too, but not today. Let’s give it some time.”

“Right…time.” Every reason Brie gives for Chase’s silence is totally plausible. I’m just done thinking about him and Adam for the moment. It all feels hopeless. I do the only logical thing available to me. I change the topic. “What did Josh whisper to you today?”

“Smooth, Suse.” Brie chuckles. “But I’ll go with the topic change. He was being his usual annoying self about my choice of jersey. I don’t understand what the big deal is.”

“Of course you don’t.” I roll my eyes so hard, I’m surprised I don’t hurt myself. I tune Brie out as she tells me how annoying Josh is and how what she does is none of his business…blah, blah, blah.

I’m not sure how much longer I will be able to take the two of them in this state. My brother and my best friend are living in denial, and it’s driving me crazy.

They need an intervention.

Chapter Ten

Adam

Letting Amelia know Iwas at the game was foolish of me, but I couldn’t contain the excitement I felt knowing we were in the same place at the same time. When she asked if I wanted to meet up, I froze. I’d love to meet her, but I’m not sure it’s the best idea.

I need to decide what I want to do soon. Then, I need to find a way to make up to her for not responding right away.

“Hey, hashtag Briosh! Wanna tell us what’s going on with this hot new girl of yours?” Derek Michaels, the Mavs quarterback, yells out, making me turn from my locker to see what’s going on.

I turn my head toward the entrance, a smirk on my face as I see Josh glaring at Michaels, a blush creeping up his neck. He’s in for it. The guys have been buzzing about needling him because of whatTea Timehad to say about him and Brie.

Tea Timeis Pleasant Hollow’s gossip column and has been around for decades. Apparently, this little gossip rag picks up everything, and today, it was about Josh and Brie getting cozy after yesterday’s game.

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