Page 60 of Crazy for You
“Do they normally air their differences outside?” Georgia asked. “It’s kind of odd.”
I guided her away from the window and up to our small square island. “Maybe his mom is vacuuming and it was too noisy. I don’t know.” I wasn’t about to try and understand why people did what they did. I had enough of my own problems.
She backtracked to look at them again, but I blocked her. “I don’t want his dad to see us eavesdropping.” Once again, I ushered her to the island. “If his dad sees us, he’s likely to storm over here. It’s bad enough that I had a weird encounter with him the other day.”
She commandeered a barstool. “Weird encounter? Please tell me he’s not a dirty old man.”
I shuddered. “Ew. But he did ask if Colton was sleeping in my bed.”
Her pretty blonde brows lifted. “OMG! What did you tell him?”
I grabbed the milk out of the fridge. “Nothing. Mrs. Caldwell interrupted us.”
She dove into the homemade cinnamon rolls. “So I’m dying to hear what happened with Colton after I left the beach yesterday. And don’t leave out a drop of detail.”
I poured two glasses of milk, giggling. “I’m surprised that wasn’t the first thing you asked me when you walked in this morning.”
“I would’ve, but you were with your dad.”
“When has that stopped you?” I teased.
She bit into the cinnamon roll while I set the glasses of milk on the island. “Mmm. These rolls are heaven.”
I sank my teeth into one, and the cinnamon exploded on my tongue. “Yum.”
As we ate, I kept looking at the kitchen window, but I couldn’t see much from where I sat.
Georgia inhaled her roll, watching me as she chewed. “Well, talk.”
“How can I?” I asked between bites. “This is too good.” I pointed to the roll in my mouth.
“Okay, I’ll talk. I sent Kyle a text last night, but he hasn’t responded.”
I twirled an imaginary circle around her mouth. “Then why the frown?”
“He read it, but nothing.”
I hated when someone read a text and didn’t respond. “I’m sorry. Maybe he was in a place where he couldn’t.”
She wrapped her fingers around a glass of milk. “I should just stick to guys around here. Those out-of-towners only break your heart.”
I sagged in my seat. “Colton is leaving town next weekend.”
She almost spit out her milk. “What the… seriously? He’s going back to the academy?”
“Not really. He needs space. He’s going to stay with a friend.”
“Girl or guy friend?”
I took a drink of milk. “Don’t know. I don’t want to, either.” The less I knew, the better my mind would be. It was none of my business, anyway.
“Is Colton okay?” she asked. “You know, he would’ve run into a tree Friday night if not for you.”
“I didn’t bring that up. He didn’t seem as agitated yesterday. I think Grady helped too. Plus, he didn’t tell you or Mia. Remember, Mia overhead him tell Grady. Anyway, I couldn’t blurt out, ‘Hey, were you really going to run into a tree?’ I figure when and if he’s ready, he’ll tell me.” He’d shared one of his demons with me, and that was a step in the right direction for him to heal.
“Fair enough. What else happened?” She checked the archway. “Please tell me you lost your virginity.” Her voice was low.
“No. Although I tried.”
