Page 47 of Quarterback Sneak
“You’re ridiculous.” I finally pop the orange chicken bite into my mouth.
“And you’re in love,” she says waving her fork at me.
I sputter. “No, I’m not.”
“You didn’t even bat an eye at having Zane’s babies. You just got concerned about howmanyZane babies you had to have.”
I pinch the bridge of my nose. “Can we stop saying Zane and babies in the same sentence please?”
“Nope.”
I pull my box out of her reach. “Fine. Then no more orange chicken for you.”
She pouts and caves. “Fine. No more talking about Zane babies; we’ll just talk about the man himself.”
I shake my head. “You have a one-track mind.”
“Why thank you. Now, tell me. WhydidZane Blackwood buy you Chinese?”
“Why do you say his last name every time?”
“Because it’s Zane Blackwood!”
“Okay, that makes absolutely no sense, but moving on...he was just being kind.”
She snorts. “You notice I don’t have a box of orange chicken of my own?” She points her fork at my nose. “He boughtyouorange chicken.”
I debate a moment and then finally tell her. “He gave me a bag too.”
“A bag of what?” I shrug, and she stares at me. “Zane Blackwood gave you a bag, and you don’t even know what’s in it?” Her voice reaches nearly shriek level.
“Would you stop saying his last name?”
“No. Go get it.”
“What?” I ask.
She lays a hand across her forehead. “I can’t even with you. Go get the bag from Zane Blackwood!” I finally stand to my feet, mostly because I’m curious too. Her eyes widen when I come back. “That’s a huge bag.”
“It is,” I say in agreement.
She claps her hands excitedly. “Open it.” I pull open the bag and reach inside, but her shriek stops me. “Wait!”
I jerk my hand back in surprise. “What?”
She throws a hand over her eyes. “What if it’s lingerie?”
“Have you completely lost your mind?” I demand.
“I don’t want these innocent eyes to see something that might corrupt me.”
I roll my eyes. “You are such a mess. Zane did not give me lingerie.”
“He might have. He—”
“Tessa,” I interrupt. Her eyes meet mine through the slits in her hand. “Shut up.”
“Okay.” I grin and open the bag once more. “What is it?” she whispers loudly.
