Page 58 of Truth Or Dare
“Yeah.”
“You’re with Chris?” she repeats, emphasizing his name.
“Yeah,” I confirm, my smile widening when our eyes meet. “He’s kind of living with me.”
“Oh my god. I can’t believe this. Put him on,” my sister says.
I pull the phone away from my ear, leaning in to speak quietly to Chris. “She wants to talk to you,” I murmur.
“Why?” Chris whispers back, his brows furrowing in confusion.
I give him a shrug. “I don’t know.”
He blinks, shaking his head. “What do I say?”
“I can hear you guys,” my sister interjects.
Chris takes the phone out of my hand and holds it to his ear. “Hey, Jane,” he greets, his lips widening. I hear my sister’s excited screech from across the room, and Chris chuckles. “Yes,I’m back,” he confirms, licking his lips before continuing, “Yep. I can’t wait to see you, too.”
My eyes light up with joy as he says goodbye and hangs up. “She said yes?” I guess.
“Yeah,” he confirms with a chuckle, handing the phone back to me. “She said she was really excited to see me again after all these years.”
“You know what this means, right?” I say, excitement bubbling in my voice.
“What?” he asks, arching a brow.
I shoot him a grin. “Road trip.”
Chapter 18
First to the finish line
“I can’t believe we’re going to miss your birthday,” Rosalie says with a frown, holding onto her boyfriend’s arm.
“I know,” Gabi replies with a sigh. “But my sister decided to outshine me and get married on my birth week,” she adds, shrugging. “There’s nothing I can do about it.”
“Which is why we’re celebrating today. Now, can we please go?” Madi asks impatiently.
“A summer without Gabi,” Aiden muses, adjusting the cap on his head. “I wonder what that will be like.”
“Quiet,” Grayson retorts with a dry look.
Aiden chuckles, but Gabi shoots him a playful glare. “I heard that,” she says. “And lucky for you, it won’t be the whole summer. We’re only going to be gone for a week or so.”
Grayson lets out a scoff. “Still the longest I’ve gone without hearing your voice.”
His girlfriend beside him giggles, covering her mouth with her hand. Gabi, however, just smiles. “Don’t worry. I’ll be sure to call you guys every day so you don’t forget it.”
“And you’re going with her, I presume?” Aiden asks me.
I nod, sensing everyone’s attention on me. “Yeah. It’s kind of the whole reason I came here,” I say with a nervous laugh, though that’s not entirely true. I just came to see the girl standing beside me.
Aiden smirks, knowing that’s bullshit, but he doesn’t say anything.
“The cab’s here,” Madeline says, ushering us into the cab. “Everyone get in. We’re going to be late.”
“Calm down, princesa,” her boyfriend says with a laugh, holding onto her arm. “We still have time.”
