“So do you think he’ll invite us to the party?”
I turned to look at Josh. “What in the hell are you talking about?”
“Jeff. His sister’s graduation party. After getting a peek of her and her friends, I sure as hell would like to see more.”
I shook my head and handed the girl behind the register my money.
“Is there um . . . anything I can do for you?” the cashier asked, slowly handing me my change back.
“Nope. I think I’m good,” I stated with a smile.
After grabbing my cup, I headed over to the fountain drinks and filled it up with tea, then found a seat.
Josh had been in the mood for Panera Bread, so I tagged along with him. I hadn’t eaten anything all day, and my stomach was warning me to provide it with something sooner rather than later.
“Why is it women throw themselves at guys? Don’t they think maybe for once we’d like the chase?” Josh asked, a tinge of frustration mixed in between his words.
I shrugged and sat down, sliding my buzzer to the side of my drink.
“I don’t know, but it’s getting old and seems to be happening a lot lately.”
Josh nodded in agreement. “It’s all getting to be too easy.”
Grinning, I asked, “You ready to settle down with one girl, Josh?”
“Fuck no. But it would be nice to have to work for it a little more. One more year, and I hope like hell older women are different.”
“Not all women are ready to drop to their knees for you, dude.”
He laughed and took a drink. “Then I must be looking in all the right places . . . or wrong places depending on how you look at it.”
“Have you ever actually gone out with a girl more than once . . . besides Victoria?”
“Hell no. She fucking ruined me for all time.”
I laughed. “She was a nursing major, right?”
He smiled. “Yes, and about the only thing I miss was the sexy little nurse’s uniform she used to dress up in.”
I acted like I was about to be sick. Josh didn’t know this and I would probably never tell him, but Victoria and I had a one-night stand months before she started dating Josh. My stomach rolled thinking about it.
“Let’s change the subject before I hear something that will make me lose my lunch before I even get it.”
“Back to Jeff, what’s his deal with the best friend?”
“No clue. I know he’s been conflicted about someone . . . not sure if it’s this Ari or not.”
Josh raised a brow. “Conflicted? What do you mean?”
I sighed and leaned closer. “If a word of this gets back to him, I’ll twist your balls off.”
Josh adjusted his position in the chair, as if thinking about me doing exactly that. “Not a word.”
“I’m almost positive he likes her, but with her being his sister’s best friend and a few years younger, he won’t admit it to himself.”
“So what if she’s a couple of years younger, and the fact that she’s Ellie’s best friend shouldn’t play a role. I doubt Ellie would care.”
“I doubt she would either,” I agreed. “I would think she would be happy her best friend was with her brother.”