Page 65 of His Curvy Happiness
“Your article was really good,” he said as I bit into my taco.
“You read it?” I asked around my food.
He nodded, his eyes narrowing as if he couldn’t believe I asked. “Of course. I like to know what’s going on in town, but I also enjoy your words. You’re really talented, Casey.”
“Thanks. Too bad not everyone feels the same way.”
“What do you mean?”
I shook my head. “Nothing. I’m just complaining.”
“And I want to know what’s going on with you. Who doesn’t feel the same way about your writing?”
“I don’t know if he has ever read anything I’ve written, but I’m trying to get a meeting with the DJ Natalie and Omar hired. He’s been avoiding my calls, and when he answered today, he told me he won’t talk to me. I don’t know why.”
“Do you want me to call him?”
“You know Adam?”
Landon pulled out his phone and tapped the screen. “I’m the one who suggested him. He’s worked a few weddings I’ve done the flowers for and heard great things about him. We’ve recommended each other a few times. There aren’t a ton of vendors in the Thousand Islands. It’s all small towns up and down the area. Adam is talented. And he’s local. He lives about twenty minutes north with his husband and two kids.”
“I feel bad asking you to get involved.”
“I don’t mind at all. Let’s eat, and I’ll call him before you leave me for the day.”
“You have to get back to work, too.”
He chuckled. “I do, but I’d rather spend the afternoon with you.”
My cheeks warmed again. I smiled as I took another bite of my taco. “So, what’s my next lesson? I don’t think the first one worked.”
“What do you mean?”
“I’m on that dating app. Book Boyfriends Wanted?”
“I’m familiar with it,” he said, sounding less than thrilled.
“I’m sorry. Is it… I shouldn’t.”
“Shouldn’t what?”
“I shouldn’t be talking to you about other men.”
“I won’t lie and say I’m totally on board with you seeing other men, but after the wedding, I agreed to walk away if that’s what you want. We started this because you wanted to learn how to flirt.”
I nibbled my lip and debated how much to tell him about DirtyLife.
“Just say it, Casey. You met someone else?”
“Yes and no. We’ve been talking for a while. Since before you and I started talking.”
“Is he the one you were thinking about flirting with when you asked me to teach you?”
I nodded. “Yeah. He’s easy to talk to, but mostly we complain about our exes and how hard it is to move on. But after your last lesson, I tried to ask him out. He said he wasn’t available to meet for lunch because of work.”
“Which isn’t unheard of,” he said.
“I know, but it felt like he wasn’t telling me the truth.”
