Page 4 of A Pizza My Heart

“Are you kidding me? Randy issmokin’!”

I punch in my pin number and begin entering the order. “He’s older than my dad, Drew.”

“Who is also hot.”

I spin toward her, mouth slackened. “Youdid notjust tell me my father is hot.”

“What?” She lifts a shoulder. “I have a thing for older dudes, and I woulddefinitelydo whatever Simon says.”

“Ohmygosh,stop it.”

“And that single dad thing he does?” She fans herself. “Sa-woon!”

“Single dad thing? My mom diedfouryears ago, Drew.Four!I’m a grown-ass adult. He’s not doing the ‘single dad thing’.”

“Come on, just let me have this one! It’s my own special kink.”

“Please do not ever say kink when speaking about my father.”

“Well,Simon—”

“No! Nope!” I cut her off, plugging my ears when she practically purrs his name. I truly can’t tell if she’s joking or not anymore, but I’m erring on the side of she’s not. “You are the worst best friend ever.”

“Am I really though?”

“Yes!” I finish up the order and head over to the drink station to get away from Drew and her creepy crush on my father.

Unfortunately, she follows.

“Come on, you can’t tell me Randy isn’t a looker.”

“He’s not a ‘looker’. He’sold.”

“He’s notthatold. I bet he can still get down in the sack.”

“I hate you so much right now,” I mutter, working my way down the fountain line, putting a little bit of each soda into the cup—extracherry cola, of course.

“You do not.”

“How in the hell am I going to go out there and face him now? All I can think of is his old, wrinkly ball sack.”

“That is one hundred percent on you.” She points my way. “No one said a thing about his balls.”

“Another couple for ya, Wren. Table ten.”

This time when Beth says it, I don’t hate her.

In fact, I could kiss her for saving my ass.

“Is it another hottie?” Drew asks her.

“It is.”

“Wait.” I hold my hand up. “Beth, are you implying that Randy is hot?”

“Are you kidding me, kid? That man issmokin’!”

I want to say I’m surprised, but it seems Beth is attracted to older men too. Though neither of them have said anything about it—I assume because they don’t want to make things weird with my mom being dead and all—I’ve seen the looks she and my dad exchange. There’s something going on there.

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