Page 62 of Promise Yule Be Mine
Her brows knotted in confusion. “Why would I be pissed?”
“Because we’re supposed to be engaged and I kissed your best friend.”
Jenna blinked as if she were processing what I said, and after a moment she shook her head again. “You do remember we’re not actually in love, right? Like, you realize our marriage is sham?”
“Yeah, but still. I made you a promise.”
“What promise is that? That you wouldn’t be involved with anyone even though you gave me the okay to do that? Are you being serious right now?”
I sighed. “I don’t know. I…I don’t know.”
I turned away from her and collapsed on the couch.
“What’s going on Kody? Tell me what’s going through your head?” She sat next to me and took my hand in hers.
“I really like Nova. Likereallyreally like him. I think maybe I’m falling in love with him, but…we made a deal and I don’t want to go back on it.”
“Seriously?” Jenna groaned. “You know I’ll live, right?”
“But still. What if I ruin everything and he doesn’t want me anyway?”
Jenna stared at me as if calculating something in her head and then nodded to herself. “Can I tell you the truth?” she asked.
“What truth?”
She pursed her lips from side to side, took a deep breath and gave my hand an extra squeeze. “I changed my mind.”
I stared at her completely confused.
“Did you hear me?”
“I did. But I don’t understand. Changed your mind about what?”
“About the wedding. Us getting married. The whole thing.”
I sat back and stared at my cooling cocoa on the coffee table.
“Why? When? How?”
If she’d changed her mind, did that mean she wouldn’t be mad if I pursued something with Nova? Had all my problems fixed themselves? Well, except for the one I couldn’t control—whether Nova liked me too.
“Like a couple months ago.”
“We’ve literally been engaged for three months.”
“Yeah, I know. But I didn’t want to say anything because I didn’t want you to be disappointed in me. I was a chicken. I just…I guess I didn’t want you to think I was being Jenna again, all flaky and shit.”
“So you were happy to marry me just so I didn’t think you’re flaky? Jenna, I know you are. I’ve been your best friend for fifteen years. If that bothered me I wouldn’t be your friend.”
Jenna pouted and hugged me. “I’m sorry. And I’m sorry my cowardice has made this so much harder for you.”
I shrugged. “It’s fine. We got there in the end.”
“We did.”
“Does that mean you’re gonna go after Nova?”
I wanted to. I really did. But…
