“We won’t. And if so, we can just start having phone sex.”
“Chase!”
“There you go again. And wow, look at that blush.”
“That was a joke, right?”
“The phone sex? Yes. I mean we’d at least have to do it over video.”
“On that note, good night.”
“Hey, just saying.”
“We’re not having phone or video sex.”
“We’ll see what you’re saying in a few weeks.” He smirked.
“I’ll be saying the same thing.” When you lived in a house full of girls and thin walls, phone sex wasn’t in the cards.
“Okay, one more thing before you go.”
“Yes?” I prepared myself for some personal question.
“If you could go on vacation anywhere in the world, where would it be?”
“I don’t know,” I answered automatically.
“What do you mean?”
“It means I don’t know.”
“All right. We’ll figure it out together.” He moistened his lips. “Good night, Cara.”
“Good night.” I clicked end and set aside my tablet. How in the world was I ever going to fall back to sleep?
Chapter Nine
I was starting to get used to how often Juliet and Mallory did things without me. That probably sounds bad, but what I mean is that it didn’t bother me as much. They’d walked on egg shells the first week back, but then they seemed to understand that when they treated me that way, it only made things worse. Still, I knew they felt guilty going out if I was sitting at home, so it was nice to have my own plans to tell them about.
“You’re going out with his sister-in law?” Juliet asked as she slipped into a black dress. Reed was taking her out somewhere.
“She’s not officially his sister-in-law, but she will be soon.” I zipped up the back of the dress for her.
“Well, that’s cool I guess. It’s always nice to meet new people.”
I sat down on the edge of my bed. “It’s not weird, is it? I mean Chase and I barely know each other.”
“I think if it were a guy, it might be weird, but it’s a girl. Plus, didn’t you say she’s a Delta Mu? That gives you something else in common. Maybe you guys will click so well that you’ll stay friends no matter what happens.”
“One can hope.”
“Well, I’ll check in with you later. Have fun and get a Hurricane roll in my honor.”
“I’d get one anyway.”
“Then get two.” Juliet blew me a kiss before walking out the door.
I finished up the last of my weekend school work while I waited for seven o’clock to roll around. Usually I spent my Sunday nights frantically trying to get everything ready for my Monday classes. It looked like that wasn’t going to be a problem anymore.
I packed up a purse and headed outside to wait on the front porch. I ran into a few of my sisters on the way out, but everyone who was still home was getting ready to go out.
I took a seat on the porch swing and started to swing it slowly as I waited for Rachel. Right on time, she pulled her Jeep up in front of the Delta Mu house.
I opened the door. “Nice wheels.”
“I wanted one of these so bad in high school, but I got a hand me down Camry instead.”
“I got a hand me down CRV, but I love it.”
“That’s not a bad hand me down to have.”
“Not at all. No complaints.” The price was right—i.e. free—and I liked the space.
“Sorry if I woke you up last night. I really didn’t even bother to check the time. Riley works late nights a lot, so it plays into my habit.”
“He stays up until one a.m. working a lot?”
“Yeah. He’s at that stage where he either makes partner or doesn’t. He’s serious about work.”
“Gotcha. That must be stressful.”
“It is.” She pulled away from the curb. “For both of us.”
The ride over to the restaurant was a quick one, and before I knew it, we were settling into a booth. Rachel ordered a glass of red wine, and I went for unsweetened iced tea. No matter how many times I used my fake ID, it made me nervous, so I generally opted for non-alcoholic when I could.