Page 51 of Mad Love

She barely trusts me now. If things went south, we’d be stuck co-raising Caleb and we just think this has been hard already? It’d be ten times harder if our feelings got involved.

I’m glad that we’re getting to know each other and that it feels like the walls between us are finally coming down, but a surefire way to ruin all of that would be to make a move on her. Whatever this is that I’m feeling needs to be placed in the far recesses of never, and we need to stay firm in the friend zone.

Without thinking it through enough, I text the guys.

Do we ever do impromptu Single Dad Players meetings?

Henley

I just saw you! Why didn’t you say you needed a meeting today?

I wasn’t thinking about it then.

Penn

The Single Dad Players are an ongoing resource of vital tips and information. That’s what I’ve heard anyway. I wouldn’t personally KNOW. But I can be over in twenty. Just finishing up at the gym.

Rhodes

I’m with Penn. We’ll be right there.

Bowie

It must be dire if it can’t wait until tomorrow.

Shit. I forgot we were getting together tomorrow. It can wait. Never mind. It’s best that it’s not at the house anyway.

Henley

The curiosity will kill me if I have to wait until tomorrow.

It’s nothing. Forget it. I’ll see you tomorrow.

Rhodes

We’re on our way.

Henley

I’ll be there in more like thirty.

Bowie

Same.

No, don’t come. Sadie’s here and I don’t want her to hear this.

Henley

You’re killing me.

Rhodes

By tomorrow you’ll have talked yourself off of the cliff and will have toned down the angst, which truly sucks because I am in need of some DRAMA. Has it really only been a month and a half since we won the Super Bowl? I’m dying here. At least give us a fucking hint, Shaw!

I chuckle, my earlier urgency already feeling a little more under control.

But now they’re texting every few minutes.

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