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Selma shook it and said, “Thank you.”

“Let’s get you ready for your top spot on the podium, gorgeous,” Drew suggested with a wink.

“Before we go, I just…” Selma licked her lips. “I’m really going to miss you.”

“I’m going to miss you, too. But that’s not what we’re going to focus on right now. We’re going to celebrate your win. We can talk about all that at the airport after, okay?”

“Okay. You’re right,” she said and kissed Drew quickly once more.

CHAPTER 31

“So, you’re the Drew?” Daisy asked.

“I guess. Am I?” she asked Andy as she shook Daisy’s hand.

“You’re the only Drew I know, unless you count fireman Drew.”

“You know a fireman named Drew?” Daisy asked her girlfriend.

“Yeah. This Drew and I used to go to the park and hang out with a bunch of people. There would be a fire, music, and some drinks and stuff, and Drew would, like, guard the fire, even in the winter when there was a ton of snow on the ground, just to make sure it wouldn’t go anywhere.” Andy took Daisy’s hand, leaned into her side, and wrapped her other arm around Daisy’s, too, making it both clear that they were together and that Andy really was in love.

Andy used to hold on to her like that when they were together, and that was especially true when they were around women who were hitting on Drew. Drew used to laugh at it a little because she was a one-woman woman – she hadn’t ever cheated on anyone in her life and wasn’t going anywhere, even if a pretty woman asked her to – but she also remembered not minding how Andy held on to her like that. Daisy didn’t seem to mind, either. She even placed her free hand on top of Andy’s, linking them even more, but Drew noticed that it wasn’t a territorial thing with her. Daisy appeared to just want to touch her girlfriend, not even caring that Andy and Drew had dated, slept together, moved in with each other, and, at one point, seemingly forever ago now, they’d even talked about getting married.

“You don’t go to the park anymore?” Daisy asked.

“Drew got the park in the divorce,” Andy joked.

Daisy laughed a little and said, “Should we get a table?”

“Yeah, let’s do it. This isn’t awkward at all,” Andy joked again. “My ex, meeting my current.”

“I thought we weren’t doing that. I thought we were going to call Drew your friend, because that’s what you are now, not what you were to each other then,” Daisy replied.

“Wise woman,” Drew said.

“That, she is.” Andy kissed her girlfriend on the cheek. “I’ll get us a table. Be right back.”

She turned and walked over to the host stand at the restaurant where they’d agreed to have drinks and maybe some food at the bar, but that had just somehow morphed into a table, which would probably mean they’d be having dinner together instead. So far, things were fine. Andy was still Andy – Drew had no desire to get back together with her, which made it easy to start a new friendship with her. And Daisy didn’t seem to have a jealous bone in her body. She was secure in herself and in her relationship, based on the vibe that Drew was getting, which would also make this easier, so Drew was glad for that.

What she wasn’t glad for was the fact that Selma wasn’t here. She missed her. They hadn’t seen each other in a week, and the next competition for her was three weeks from now. It was a US competition that wasn’t that big of a deal, but it was in the way that it was only a US competition and Team Canada wouldn’t be there, so it wasn’t a chance for her to see Selma.

This week, they’d talked on the phone, but things had been busy for both of them. Gia had seemed a little extra needy to Selma, who had also wanted to spend more time with her daughter, which Drew understood, but it hadn’t given them much time to plan to see one another again. Drew had been in training, and when she wasn’t training, she was trying to find a new apartment nearby. Her lease wasn’t up soon, but it was a small one-bedroom, which only worked for her and Selma on a weekend when Selma would come by herself. Drew wanted Selma to bring Gia with her one day, though, and she wanted Gia to have her own room and not have to sleep on the sofa in the living room. She knew she was getting ahead of herself here, but if she found something she liked, she wouldn’t just lease it without talking to Selma first to gauge her reaction. If Selma told her she wouldn’t be bringing Gia to town with her for a while, there would be no point in Drew renting a bigger place and paying more money for an extra room she wouldn’t need. And if she liked the idea, Drew could lease the place and set up a room for Gia, trying to make her feel at home from the very first visit.

“So, Andy tells me you have a new girlfriend yourself,” Daisy said after they’d ordered their drinks and appetizers.

“I do. Selma.” Drew smiled.

“Oh, you like her,” Andy teased.

“You know I like her.”

“I do. But you just smiled when you said her name.” Andy draped her arm over Daisy’s shoulders. “She likes her a lot, babe.”

“Am I here to be mocked? Is that why you invited me out?”

“No, I invited you here because I wanted you two to meet. I want my friend back, Drew. And as my friend, you’d be hanging out with my girlfriend, too. So, be nice.” Andy gave her a playful stare.

“How long have you two been together?” Daisy asked.

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