Page 19 of If the Ring Fits

Adrian

How are you feeling? Was the ride home okay?

I wait, tapping my fingers against the back of the phone, wondering if I’msounding too keen.

Rowena

More than okay, you know how to travel in style

I chuckle, relieved she’s taking things light-heartedly.

Adrian

*Cool emoji*

You left your box in my car

On purpose, Sam said?

There’s a pause, and I flip the phone in my hand, anxious.

Rowena

I bumped into my roommate outside my building and panicked

My screen lights up again before I can respond.

Rowena

I needed a minute before having the whole “I’m pregnant I got fired” chit chat

Did you look into my box?

Guilt ripples down my spine.

Adrian

I did

Rowena

What’s your take from snooping around in my stuff?

I could play it cool and pretend I have paid little attention. But instead, I type agenuine answer.

Adrian

You’re a secret romantic who believes in fairy tales, you love books—but not self-help ones. You have a great sense of humor, and your best friends mean the world to you. You’re a Swiftie. You can keep a plant alive.

My fingers hover over the little blue arrow, uncertainly. But then I hit send with a bit of a “fuck it” attitude. No point in holding back.

Rowena

*Shocked emoji*

You got all that from my box of office crap?

Adrian

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