Page 78 of Only If You Dare

Chapter Twenty Five

“That’s what you told him?” Santana seemed perplexed.

“Yeah.”

“And you can write that report in twenty-four hours?”

“I’m old school; you know this. I write with pen and paper first then type up my reports in my processor. The report is done, I’ve just got to type it up. Which is what I’m doing now.”

I sat across from Santana with my netbook in front of me and a yellow legal pad with all my notations copied. We were in the coffee shop across the street from the Houston Report.

“I could take this thing back to him tonight if I wanted to. Julian has emailed the photo’s we are using, so it’s all a matter of organizing this perfectly.” I typed as I talked.

“Julian,” Santana sang batting her eyes. “I’m surprised you got anything done with him around.”

“Tell me about it.”

“Oh, she admits it,” Santana joked. “That’s something new.”

I blushed and rested my fingers across the keyboard. “Santana, I don’t know what happened. I’m… I’m…”

“You’re in love,” she said.

“How’d you know?”

“Oh girl, I’m your best friend. It’s written all over your face, and if Julian is anything like Josiah, then Oh-Behave,” she said mocking Austin Powers.

I burst into laughter. She shook her head up and down steady. A text message chimed, and I pulled my cell out.

I’m taking you to lunch, where are you?

“See that right there,” Santana said. “It’s a dead giveaway.”

“What is?” I said as I texted Julian back my location and informed him Santana was with me.

“That glow happens every time you talk about him.”

I blushed again, and butterflies churned in my belly. Just then Santana gasped.

“What?” I asked.

“Did you guys have sex?”

“Sssh, keep your voice down,” I said glancing around quickly. “And yes, we had sex,” I bit my bottom lip. “Many times.”

Santana squealed, and I closed my eyes and laughed, embarrassed but elated at the same time.

“I’m so glad you got them cobwebs removed girl,” Santana said.

My expression grew serious. “Whatever,” I smirked.

“I’m just saying, for a minute there I thought you would turn into a nun.”

We fell into a heap of giggles and my eyes watered.

“Shut up!” I swatted her. “You make me so sick sometimes.”

“Yeah, well, get used to it because where we’re going, you’ll be seeing me on a regular.”

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