Page 21 of Lost in You (Flirting with Forever 1)

Sophia: Hey, girl. Just checking in to make sure you and Romeo got there okay.

Quinn: Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou, Romeo?

Piper: We all saw that coming, right?

Hadleigh: Who’s coming? Was it good?

Oh my God, Hadleigh. I stifle a laugh, glancing up at the bathroom door. Still shut. Okay, continuing right along …

Piper: And we saw that one coming, too.

Zoey: Wait, wait, I need to catch up. What did I miss? Who is Romeo?

Hadleigh: Shawn.

Sophia: Well, I have to admit, he does look a bit like his brother.

Quinn: *groan*

Piper: You all do realize Romeo and Juliet died at the end of that story, right?

Quinn: Well, shoot.

I decide to put them out of their misery. I tap out a quick message to them, knowing this will likely set off another chain of messages.

Me: Hey, chicas. Yes, we’re here. We were at dinner.

Me: We’ve just been busy getting reacquainted.

Sophia: Good for you. How’s it going? *wink wink*

Me: It’s going. You all understand this is fake, right?

Hadleigh: You’re faking it? Oh girl, you should never do that.

Piper: She means the relationship is fake.

Piper: Do you think you can pull it off?

Quinn: How’s Shawn handling it?

Hadleigh: Right, well, I don’t think I’d find it hard to pretend to be into Shawn.

Zoey: She’s doing what?? I’m lost again.

Zoey: These group messages are so confusing.

Me: Shawn is pretending to be in a relationship with me at this wedding.

Me: So people stop asking why I’m single.

Me: And he’s handling it better than I am at the moment.

Zoey: Ooh.

Sophia: Is that really all that’s going on?

The toilet flushes and water runs at the sink. I’m pretty sure Shawn is on his way back out, so I hurry to finish.

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