Page 43 of Ride or Die
"That, I can definitely do," he replies. We get to Minx's house and he sits in one of the chairs on the porch while I go inside.
"They're in the kitchen," Sketch says from the couch as soon as I walk in.
"Thanks, Sketch," I laugh. I walk into the kitchen and the girls are all sitting around the table drinking coffee.
"She lives!" Emma laughs.
"Barely," I chuckle.
"Are you doin' alright," Minx asks. I move to the counter to make myself a cup of coffee.
"Yeah, I haven't been sleeping well," I confess.
"I don't sleep well when Raze is gone. Even if he's only gone for one night," she tells me. "I'd like to say it gets easier, but it doesn't."
"You have us to keep you company though," Wren says shrugging. I giggle.
"I am thankful for you ladies. I would probably be a huge mess if I didn't have y'all," I admit.
"We're here for you whenever you need us," Rivet tells me with a smile on her face.
"You don't understand how much I truly appreciate that." I sit at the table with them. "So what's on the agenda for today?"
"We need to make a grocery list to give to a couple of the prospects," Rivet announces.
"All the junk food!" Wren says. Minx hops up, walks to the counter, and rustles around in one of the drawers. When she comes back to the table, she has a pen and some paper.
"What kind of junk food do we want?" She prepares herself to write things down.
"Pizza rolls," Emma tells her. "No wait, let's order pizza!"
"Ice cream," Wren shouts. We all tell her a different flavor. Chocolate fudge brownie for me. My favorite.
"Chips! Maybe some Pringles or something," I suggest.
"Oh, definitely! Those sound amazing," Minx says.
"Don't forget some peanut M&Ms and buttery popcorn," Rivet tells her.
"I'm going to need to hit up a gym or something tomorrow." I laugh.
"There's a gym in the clubhouse. We can all go together!" Minx tells us.
"That's a hard pass for me," Emma deadpans.
"Soul sister. It's a pass for me too," Rivet replies. Minx and I glance at our best friends then at each other and she shrugs.
"I'll be up for a work out too," Wren tells us. "We'll let the two of you sleep."
"Perfect!" Emma and Rivet say at the same time and we all laugh. Minx finishes writing our grocery list and hands it to me.
"Will you recruit a couple of prospects to go to the store for us," Minx asks.
"Sure." I shrug. "I need to get a few things from Buster's room anyway."
"Thanks, Cali," Minx says as I'm walking out of the kitchen.
"You're welcome," I call out behind me.
