Page 88 of Chasing Stars
“Yo,” I say, tapping the speakerphone button.
“Hey,” Danny says. “Good news—Jenna’s roof and foundation are fully repaired. You can list the house.”
I glance at Nate who is listening to the call with interest. He raises his eyebrows at me. “That’s great, Danny,” I say slowly. “Shouldn’t you have called Nate though?”
Danny laughs dubiously. “You mean you two still haven’t made up? I told Jenna that I’d let you know, and she didn’t tell me not to, so...” He makes a noise that sounds likehmm.
She agreed?As much as it shouldn’t, hope blooms in my chest.Maybe Jenna wants to see me.
“Okay, thanks, man. I’ll get in touch with her,” I tell him, and we hang up.
“You’re going to handle this now?” Nate raises his eyebrows judgmentally. “After she specifically asked forme?”
I nod, picking up the landline on my desk. “Yeah. I am.”
“Okay,” Nate says skeptically with a smirk.
I scroll through my phone until I find Jenna’s number and then punch it into the desk phone, hitting the speakerphone button.
“Good call,” Nate observes, laughing. “She’s not picking up if she sees your name.”
I ignore him while it rings. “Jenna, hey, it’s Miles,” I say, eyeing him sideways.
“Hi,” Jenna says cautiously. “I was expecting Nate.” I ignore theI told you soexpression my brother is giving me from across the room.
I clear my throat. “Nate’s a little busy this week,” I pause, looking his way. “So, I thought I’d call you. I know you’re anxious to get moving on the house stuff, and Danny says it’s ready to be listed.”
“Oh, um…okay.” Jenna’s voice is quiet.
“I could meet you over there, we can look at what he’s done and then go from there?” I suggest, not bothering to hide the hopefulness in my voice.
“Oh, Miles.” Jenna hesitates. “I don’t know if that’s a good idea.”
I suck in a breath. “Okay, well, if you want to wait until he’s back in the office right before Thanksgiving, that’s fine too.”
“No, you’re right. Let’s do it.” Jenna’s voice sounds far away.
“Great,” I say, biting back a smile. “I can meet you in an hour?”
“Sounds good. Bye, Miles,” Jenna says. She hangs up before I can respond.
“You sure more lying is a good idea?” Nate raises a skeptical eyebrow.
“What else am I supposed to do? She won’t agree to see me otherwise.” I push back in my seat and stand, putting on my jacket.
“If you say so,” Nate mutters. “But if she asks, I knew nothing about this.”
Nate, always the good guy.I roll my eyes at him. “Got it, Captain Honest. I’ll see you later,” I say, walking toward the door.
“Good luck,” Nate calls after me.
Once I’min the car, I dial my dad. I haven’t followed up with him since stopping over the other night. Luckily, he picks up right away.
“Miles,” he says, happily. “I know why you’re calling,”
I let out a nervous breath. “Yeah? Do you have any updates for me?”
“The meeting is tonight,” my dad says slowly. “I can’t make any promises but send me the copy of what you’d like it to say. I’m going to try to get it passed through as soon as possible.”
