Page 40 of Try Hard
She cleared her throat. “That’s fine with me.”
And I tried not to punch the air in celebration.
Chapter Thirteen
Fia
Eve was by the front door, hands in her pockets looking casually cool, when Tanika led me over at the end of the brunch. Since we’d eaten, Tanika had been basically stuck to my side, and, while catching up was all good and well, all she’d wanted to talk about was Eve—though she was unwilling to leave me alone with the woman.
“It’s beensofun getting to catch up,” Tanika said as we got closer to Eve, Kim, and, of course, Sammy. “I’m so glad we’re going to see more of each other for the hen night and the wedding!”
I hummed. “Hopefully, during at least one of those events, you’ll be more interested in talking about your life than mine.”
Tanika giggled, slowing us. “Look, Kim would have invited you either way, but you have to admit she’s doing the Lord’s work.”
I looked at her, baffled. “Which lord?”
She waved me off. “It’s just a saying, you know.”
“What I know is that you two are trying to conspire on some wild suspicion you have about a crush I had twenty years ago.”
Tanika rolled her eyes. “She was your gay awakening. That’s like a first love, right? It’s never going away.”
“Who told you that?”
She shook her head absently. “Pretty sure I read it somewhere.”
“Of course you did.”
“Ugh. Just go with it, Fia! The universe is colliding to bring something good into your life. You should take it.”
“We’ve got bigger problems than who I’m dating if the universe iscolliding.”
Tanika simply grinned at me, marched us over to the group by the door, and practically pushed me into Eve. I’d have glowered at her if Eve hadn’t looked so happy about our arrival.
Kim gripped one of my arms. “Oh, my god. Hun! We barely got a chance to chat today.”
“Oh, don’t worry, Tanika’s barely left my side. I’m sure she’d be more than happy to tell you every word I’ve said.” I shot Tanika a dark look but she simply looked as delighted as Eve’s laugh suggested she was by my snark.
Sammy seemed less amused.
Kim gazed excitedly between me, Eve, and Tanika like she’d never heard better news in her life.
Does she remember this is her pre-wedding brunch?
Tanika nudged her. “Give you all the deets later.”
I had never regretted being friends with the two of them more.
Whether she sensed my discomfort or just felt the need to touch everyone near her, Eve’s hand found my back again, and it was oddly comforting. Her palm between my shoulder blades, tucked under my hair, felt more grounding than anything.
She kept her other hand in her pocket.
Kim grabbed Eve too, looking expectantly between us. “I’msoexcited to see you both at the hen. It’s going to be epic. Maybe you could arrive together. Wouldn’t that be great?”
I pressed my lips together, shooting Eve a glance. She looked deeply amused by Kim’s incredibly obvious efforts.
“I can give you a lift, if you need?” Sammy cut in, clearly only speaking to Eve.
