Page 66 of Falling into Place
Carly:No no, I want some. I love cucumbers. And, incidentally, pickles.
Brooks:i hate pickles. but i love cucumbers, how is this possible
Carly:Did you know sauerkraut is cabbage?
Brooks:yes
Carly:Raisins are grapes
Brooks:
Carly:Just checking
Brooks:i just need to know how many cucumbers you want
Carly:I’ll take 3
Brooks:ok. i’ll pick out the best ones for you
Carly:And one for my mom
Brooks:K
Had he texted Kendall to see if she wanted any? Or had he brought some to her on their date last night?
She pressed her phone to her chest and closed her eyes. What if he’d invited Kendall back to his place last night and Kendall had been the first one to see his spread? Had she, in fact, been the one to pick the best cucumbers?
Oh, hell. She was about to cry over a vegetable.
She jumped at a sudden knock at her door. She wasn’t expecting anyone, but made her way to the peephole, ensuring she didn’t make noise in the event it was someone she didn’t want to talk to, like her chatty neighbor. She wasn’t in the mood for a discussion about natural methods of wasp repellant just now.
When she saw who stood on the other side, she frowned and backed up to swing the door open.
“Kendall?”
Her friend arched one eyebrow like it was her job and marched inside. Carly closed the door and turned around to find Kendall next to the couch with one hand on her hip.
“Why are you avoiding my texts?”
“What? I’m not. Sorry, I’ve just been ... busy.”
Kendall’s second eyebrow joined the first. “Well, I hope you’re not busy anymore, because I need to talk to you. As you know, I went on a date with Brooks last night.”
Oh no. This was it. She was about to ask Carly if she’d be her maid of honor at their wedding and why hadn’t she looked at the texts because at least then she’d have been able to scream in frustration as she answered the affirmative (because of course she would)?
“Oh, right.” There, she sounded cool. Casual. “How’d it go?”
Kendall snorted. “Not good, Carly. Not good at all.”
“Oh, no, why not?” That had actually been genuine.
Mostly.
“Because he’s completely and one hundred percent hung up on you.”
Chapter Seventeen
Brooks
