Page 95 of Take My Heart
‘Let’s go find out.’ I leave the room with Brody following behind.
‘Hey, guys,’ I say, opening the door. Sawyer’s there with Gina. She’s holding a paper sack and Sawyer’s got a pizza. ‘This is a surprise.’
‘We thought you could use a break,’ Gina says.
‘And some food.’ Sawyer holds up the pizza. ‘Gina has the beer.’
‘That was nice.’ I step aside. ‘Come on in.’
‘You couldn’t send a text letting us know you were coming over?’ Brody says to Sawyer.
‘Why?’ Sawyer smiles at him. ‘Are we interrupting something?’
‘Not at all,’ I say. ‘Now is actually a good time. I just finished painting the trim in my room.’
‘Can I see it?’ Gina asks.
‘Sure!’ I motion her to follow me.
‘I’ll stay here,’ Sawyer says to Gina. ‘I’m not that interested in trim.’
Gina smiles as we go into my room. ‘I like it. The new trim really brightens it up in here.’ She points to the floor. ‘You put in wood floors?’
‘They were already there. They were just covered by the carpet. We’ll have to refinish them, but Brody knows a guy who will do it for free in exchange for lawn work this summer.’
‘The whole room looks great! The house is really coming together. I can’t believe how much you guys have gotten done in a week.’
‘I know. And I have another week here. I’m hoping to get even more done before I leave.’
Gina walks up to me and lowers her voice. ‘Have you guys talked yet?’
‘About what?’
‘About what you’re going to do when you move back to Chicago?’
‘What’s there to talk about? Brody and I are just friends.’
She laughs. ‘You can give up the act. We all know you guys are dating.’
‘We’re not dating. We’ve never even gone on a date.’
‘But you’re living together. Spending all your time with each other. Sleeping in the same bed. That sounds like dating to me.’
‘I don’t sleep in his bed,’ I insist.
She looks around the room. ‘I don’t see a bed in here.’
‘Because I’m painting. We had to put it in the basement.’
‘You’re not sleeping in the basement. You’re sleeping with Brody. Just admit it. And hey, I’m not judging you. I think it’s great you two are together. I’m just wondering what happens when you leave.’
Gina’s someone who says what she thinks, which I admire because that’s something I’m not good at. I’m used to saying what people want to hear. It’s how I was raised. My parents told me to be polite and don’t say anything that would make anyone uncomfortable.
‘We haven’t talked about it,’ I say, giving up trying to deny my relationship with Brody. ‘I’m just assuming we’ll go back to our regular lives.’
‘And never see each other again?’
I shrug. ‘I guess. Brody doesn’t want a girlfriend. He’s told me that more than once.’
