Page 24 of Just Enough

“What’s got you grinning?” Benjamin asked as he slid into the booth with Tammy. I gazed up at them both and smiled.

“Just something.”

Benjamin’s brows furrowed together. “Now, I’m curious.” He hated when I didn’t tell him anything.

Hahaha. And I loved doing it.

“It’s rude to be nosy.” Tammy nudged him with her elbow.

“It’s fine,” I told her. “I’m used to his nosiness.”

“Nosiness.” He tilted his head up and tapped his knuckles against the table like he was annoyed.

“Sorry,” Katie came up to our table. I waited for the moment Benjamin gave me that look that could kill, and grinned. “Am I late?”

“No, we just got here.” I scooted over, so she could sit beside me.

“I didn’t know you were coming, Katie.” Benjamin was giving me the stink-eye as he said it.

Katie gave me a knowing look, then turned to Tammy. “Hey, I hope it’s okay I came. I’m a friend of….” She glanced between him and me. “Emily’s. We all went to school together.” I chuckled at how she left out his name. I didn’t blame her. He always acted like she was venom… Then again, she was annoying in high school. She was my girl though, and I loved her.

“Oh.” Tammy was completely bamboozled.

“It’s good to see you, Benjamin.” Katie murmured.

Oh, God.

I love it.Him being uncomfortable.

Benjamin straightened in the booth. “Yeah, you too.” Something was heating up my face, but I didn’t have to look up to know it was Benjamin’s icy glare.

My phone dinged.

Roger:How about this Saturday?

Katie leaned over. “Is it the sexy nurse?” she asked me, and I nodded.

“Nurse?” I looked up to see Benjamin wrinkling his nose with his question.

“Yeah, he talked her out of her phone number the day she went to have her cast put on,” Katie mentioned.

“Cast?” Shit. Benjamin was staring intently at me.

“Katie,” I muttered.

“What?” She was completely oblivious. I didn’t tell her that I didn’t mention the wreck to him. I did tell him about Dad trying to become sober. I just excluded the whole ordeal on how we came to his journey of soberness.

“What did you not tell me?” He sounded frustrated.

I looked up and saw his dark penetrating gaze eating me up and daring me not to tell him. “Me and Dad wrecked right after the semester ended. He fractured some ribs, and I broke an arm, no biggie.”

“No biggie.”

“Benjamin,” I met his eyes and conveyed I didn’t want to do this in front of his girlfriend or Katie. He relented.

Tammy grabbed his hand and gave me a warm smile. “I’m glad it was nothing serious. He tends to worry about you a lot.”

“I know he does.” That was one of the reasons why I didn’t tell him.

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