Page 101 of April

“Whataboutme?”

Kyle cleared her throat and said, “Just… What about… How did… Are you happy?”

Linden leaned back in her chair and squinted at Kyle.

“They sent you in here to get details on my date, didn’t they?” she asked. “Did Mel leave that sweater on purpose?”

“What? No, I–”

“Hey, Linden?” Asher said, appearing in her doorway and interrupting Kyle. “Oh, hi.”

“Hi, Asher,” Kyle said.

“Kyle stopped by to get a sweater that Melindadidn’tleave here on purpose,” Linden said with a smirk.

“Don’t shoot the messenger,” Kyle replied, holding up her hands in supplication.

“Sophie just called me,” Asher shared, walking into the room. “She said she was just calling to see if I wanted to hang out, but then she tossed in a question about last night and asked how I was.” Asher shook her head.

“Are the four of you in on this?” Linden asked Kyle.

“It was Bryce’s idea. Sophie is going along with it, like me. Mel asked me to come in because you knew she’d been part of setting you two up, and it would be easier to get intel if it was me.”

“Intel?” Asher laughed.

“Everyone wants to know how it went last night,” Kyle said.

“Everyone?” Linden asked.

“Yeah, everyone. Bridgette and Monica want to know, too, but they’re busy with work and letting us handle it.”

“Oh, my God,” Asher said, laughing a little.

“Take your fiancée’s sweater and go,” Linden told her, shaking her head at Kyle.

“You’re not going to give me anything?”

“No way,” Linden said, still laughing.

“I think this is going to be fun,” Asher noted.

“If you two are joking around like this, it has to be good news, right?” Kyle asked as she stood.

“Goodbye, Kyle,” Asher added.

“Yeah. Yeah,” Kyle said, laughing a little as she walked out of the room.

Linden stared at Asher, who was watching Kyle leave before she turned around and met Linden’s eyes.

“Good morning.”

“You were on a call when I got here. I didn’t want to interrupt,” Linden said.

“Apartment-hunting. I tried to make an appointment to see a place online, but it wouldn’t save my appointment, so I had to call their office,” Asher replied.

Linden’s smile dropped from her face.

“Hey, what are you doing for lunch?” Asher changed the subject.

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