Page 19 of Commitment Issues
I burst out laughing.
“Why…?”
“Why am I laughing?” I gaze into Freddie’s bewildered eyes. “The cocky little shit, and the cocky little runt. Cosmo and James. If they weren’t already real you’d have to make them up. They’re determined, I’ll give them that.”
“Yeah, I guess.” Freddie’s lips curl into a rueful smile. “So we’ve been set up for a second time.” His smile falls away, and a small worried frown wrinkles his forehead. I know what’s coming next, and I stop him dead.
“We have been, and the only thing to do now is to fulfil our part. I’m here.” I spread my arms, palms up. Whether we take another step forward is up to Freddie.
A slow smile lifts his lips, and his bright hazel eyes shine. My pulse quickens and heat pinpricks over my skin.
“Well,” he says, his smile growing broader, “it’d be a shame for all their hard work to come to nothing, wouldn’t it?”
