“Holy hotness. That boy has me drippin’ in my panties every time I see him,” Lynda said as she started to walk toward the steps.
I glanced over at Ellie to see she was at me. Yeah, I really don’t like this bitch at all.
“Um, you know, Lynda, our friends Heather and Josh are kind of…well…. ”
Lynda spun around and looked at Ellie. “Kind of what? Are they seeing each other?”
Just then, Heather pulled up. Shit, this is gonna be interesting.
Josh turned and watched as Heather parked. She got out, looked up at Ellie and me, and waved. Her smile faded for a quick second, and then it was replaced by a totally fake-ass smile. I looked over at Josh. He quickly turned away from Heather and said something to Grace. Then, he started to walk down toward the barn.
Oh shit. Ellie and I glanced at each again, and I was pretty sure that Ellie’s face matched mine. What the hell was going on with those two?
“I guess we’re about to find out now. Aren’t we ladies?” Lynda said with a snarky attitude.
“Hey, y’all! Looks like everyone decided to get here at the same time,” Heather said with a laugh.
“Hey there, Heather It’s so good to see you again, especially so soon after the wedding. I’m surprised to see that you didn’t come with Josh,” Lynda said.
Fucking bitch.
Heather looked at Lynda, confused as all hell. “Why would I ride with Josh?”
“Oh, well, your friends here seem to think that y’all are a couple and all. I just thought if you were then you would have driven out here with him. ”
Heather actually looked like she was about to throw up. Huh, she looks like how I feel. She quickly peeked at me and then Ellie and then back to me again. I just shrugged my shoulders. Hell if I know what to say to that. Josh and Heather had been going back and forth for so long. When he took her home the other day, I thought for sure they would have moved on, especially when Heather sent a text to me, saying Josh and her were polishing off a bottle of wine.
Heather’s shoulders slumped as she took a deep breath. “No, Lynda, Josh and I are not a couple. We’re just friends. ”
Lynda did a little hop as she made a high-pitch sound. Then she started to make her way down the porch steps.
“Uh, Lynda, where are you going?” Ellie called out after her.
“I’m gonna go say hi to a certain cowboy who makes my panties melt. I’ll catch up with y’all later!”
I walked up to Heather slapped her on the head.
“Hey! What the hell did you do that for?”
“Oh. My. God. Heather! You just gave her permission to go after Josh. What’s wrong with you? The last time we texted it sounded like you and Josh were moving past this whole friendship bullshit. ”
Heather tried to smile at me as she looked at Ellie and then back at me. The minute I saw the tears, I knew. Grabbing her hand, I pulled her into the house and up the stairs to one of the guest bedrooms. Ellie followed right behind us.
The second the bedroom door shut, Ellie and I both said, “Spill it!”
Heather sat down on the bed and just lost it. I’d never seen her cry like this before. A part of me wondered if it had to do with her parents. She had tried to be so strong, putting up a front for everyone.
Ellie dropped to her knees on the floor in front of Heather while I sat down next to her on the bed.
“Oh, Heather, no. What did that bastard do?” Ellie said rubbing her hand up on Heather’s shoulder.
It took Heather a minute or two to calm down.
“Shit, I’m so sorry. I didn’t mean to break down like a baby,” Heather said as she looked back and forth between us.
“Heather, what did Josh do? He seemed so sad when you pulled up and got out of the car. ”
“Oh. My. God. Ari! I messed up so bad with him, and I don’t think it can ever be fixed. ”