Page 132 of Girls Will Be Girls
She mentioned your chat
Thank you
Noah says hi
Noah is also insisting I tell you about their planned trip to New York in two months and that multiple drinks are expected
Can you call me as soon as you see this?
That sounded dramatic
Nothing’s wrong
But call me as soon as you can, baby girl
I see that I also have a missed call from him an hour ago. My heart rate spikes as I imagine every worst possible scenario. Is he in the hospital? Is he in trouble? Did he decide he hates me now? Did he find someone else?
I wait anxiously as the phone rings, every tone like a needle to the heart.
“Hey, baby girl.” He finally answers.
“Are you okay? What’s wrong?” I say panicked.
“I told you nothing’s wrong.” I hear the grin in his voice. “Not really, anyway.”
“What happened?”
“Just, deep breaths sweetheart.” He says calmly.
“Don’t tell me to take deep breaths.” I snap. “You scared the shit out of me.”
“I’m sorry.” He says. “Everything’s fine, just a little hiccup.”
“Okay.”
“So umm…” He starts. “My parents know about us.”
“Okay.”
“They heard we’re engaged andinsiston having dinner with us.” He says in a mocking tone.
“Shit. Okay.” I say again.
“On Saturday.”
“This Saturday?” I clarify.
“Yes.”
“Okay.” I draw out.
“I think Otto’s pissed and this is his way of getting back at me.” He says. “We’ve always had this silent agreement to never use our parents against each other, but looks like he decided now was the time.”
“So what do you want to do?” I ask.
“I’ll tell them the truth at dinner, that we’re not engaged but we’re together.” He says. “You don’t need to come with me, because I promise it won’t be fun, but the dinner is in New York, so looks like I’ll be seeing you a bit earlier than planned.”
“What?” I say shocked. “Really?” I can’t help but smile.
