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Realizing there’s something I need to tell Jameo about, I continue, “Plus, she’s doing me a huge favor by being my plus one to the Ferguson Tournament event, so driving her around for a couple of weeks is the least I can do.”

I’m slightly terrified of how he’ll react, but he doesn’t seem affected at all. “Nice. We’ll be there too. Maybe the four of us can get breakfast together or something.”

“Sure,” I say, surprised with how cool he’s being about this.

“But she cannot bunk with me.” Ahh. That explains it. He’s not even considering she might be going as my date.

Jameo continues, “I’m not losing my alone time with Bryn, even if she’ll be busy most of the time with her work colleagues getting things ready.”

“Is she involved with the event?” I ask, feeling both hopeful and kind of like a leech at the same time. Maybe she can introduce my parents to some people who might want to invest with them.

“Not really. She just offered to help set up, since she’ll be there with me anyway.”

“Oh, cool. That’ll be fun.” Well, there goes that idea.

I offer a grin that comes out lopsided, and Jameo smiles back before heading out to find the love of his life. I sit there feeling inexplicably jealous of my best friend as I pull out my phone and respond to Lila, telling her about the bullet I just dodged with her brother.

Chapter twenty-nine

Lila

Elise

I am SO sorry I’ve been MIA this summer. My job is kicking my ass, and I’m so stressed out that any spare moment I have I’m just stress cleaning everything in sight.

Me

Oh no. I’m so sorry it’s so stressful. Quit?

Elise

Ha. Do you know what a move this early on in my career would do to my employability? I might as well just move back in with my parents now.

Me

Trust me. I get it. Does your boss know?

Elise

One of the updates I haven’t been able to talk to you about yet: My boss quit like two weeks ago and now I’m working under this new guy who is THE WORST.

Elise

Though in the spirit of full transparency, I must confess he also might be the most gorgeous man I’ve ever seen. He looks like one of the models of your romance books.

Me

Damn, girl. Get it. Or don’t get it and still quit.

Elise

I know. But he and all his bro friends act like I can’t do the job, so I have to prove to them that I can. It’s for womenkind really.

Elise

But I don’t want to think about my shit show. Tell me everything about you and JT.

Elise

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