Page 73 of In Your Wildest Dreams
“So…” My buddy grins at me. “You really like this girl, huh?”
A chuckle slips from my mouth at his not-so-smooth change of topic. “Yeah, I do.”
“And Gabe? Do you really think he’d try something dirty if he knew you two were talking?”
“I don’t know, but he doesn’t give me the warm fuzzies.”
“What are you going to do?”
“Nothing. Bridget and I are just getting to know each other. It isn’t like we’re going out and flaunting it in his face. You don’t need to worry.”
“I’m not,” he says. “We’ve all got your back.”
“I appreciate it, but let’s hope it doesn’t come to that.”
* * *
My phone pings with a text as I’m walking back to my house from Leo’s.
Nurse Bridget
Knocking out an easy one before I force myself to get out of bed and do something productive. I’m a Virgo. My birthday is September 3. You?
I don’t hate the image that I have of her lying in bed, smiling at the screen while she texts me.
Me
Aries. March 26. What are your plans for your first day of vacation?
Nurse Bridget
Showering, eating, watching many hours of TV. Not necessarily in that order.
Me
Wow. Busy day. You’re making me look bad. I’ll probably only get in one or two hours of TV time today.
Nurse Bridget
Total slacker.
Me
What are you going to watch?
Nurse Bridget
I don’t know. It’s been a while since I watched anything. Speaking of… question two for the day: I don’t have a favorite TV show because I rarely have time to watch anything during the semester. You?
Me
Ted Lasso. Hands down. It’s ruined me.
Nurse Bridget
Never watched it.
Me
