Page 72 of Things Good Girls Don't Do (Rock Canyon, Idaho 1)

But this time, she had hoped he would stay.

She stopped at Rico’s for pizza and Hall’s Market for ice cream and a bag of Dove chocolate. By the time she made it home, she had eaten a quarter of the bag and a slice of pizza and was feeling pretty crappy.

A moment on the lips, forever on the hips, honey.

“Shut up, Mom,” Katie muttered out loud, so sick of hearing her mother rambling around in her head. She opened the car door and climbed out.

Hands covered her eyes and Steph said, “Guess who?”

“My best friend pretending she’s twelve?” Katie said.

“Ouch. You’re in a mood.” Steph dropped her hands, and Katie turned to find Becca with her.

“I always know trouble’s brewing when you two are together,” Katie said.

“We’re kidnapping you! You need to get the heck out of that house and away from all junk food.” Becca went around the other side and, before Katie could react, grabbed her pizza and other sweet goodies.

“Hey, thief!” Becca waved the food around playfully.

Katie smiled slightly. “I appreciate the gesture, guys, but I really just want to stay in and watch a movie.”

“No. You are not watching any more movies so depressing they make you feel better. I know your MO, Katie. You’ve probably already watched Beaches, Untamed Heart, and your entire Lifetime Movie collection. It ends tonight!” Steph said.

Katie couldn’t really argue with what Steph said. She did watch d

epressing movies just so she could say, “Look, your life’s not so bad,” but Steph was wrong about one thing. “I haven’t watched Beaches yet. That’s what I’m doing tonight.”

“No and hell no! You are going inside, slipping into something hot, and we are taking you out!” Becca said firmly.

“Guys, really, I’m fine . . .”

“Move, woman!” Steph said, pointing to Katie’s door.

Katie sighed, too tired to fight. Maybe a night off the couch wouldn’t be such a bad idea. Alcohol and girl talk might be just what she needed to stop thinking about Chase for at least five minutes.

CHASE HELD HIS phone in his hands, staring at the picture of Katie hugging a wooden bear. He’d taken it when they were exploring the shops of Hailey. She’d run up to the bear and said, “Take a picture of me!” Throwing her arms around the tall, wooden carving, he had done what she commanded, and it had started a whole round of funny bear pictures, mostly on her phone, but he had snapped this one.

Texting was too impersonal, but he was afraid to call. Afraid that she wouldn’t pick up or, worse, she would. And she’d tell him she was done with him.

“Chase?” Buzz said from behind him.

Chase got up from the hospital bench he’d been occupying outside, trying to clear his head. “Are the results back yet?”

Buzz nodded. “Yeah they’re back, and the doctors are asking for you.”

Chase slipped his phone back into his pocket and followed Buzz back into the hospital.

“WHAT THE HECK are we doing here?” Katie asked as they pulled up in front of a dark building with a bright pink sign that said PURE LOVE ENHANCEMENTS. The girls had decided to drag her to Boise for more choices in food, clubs, and, oh yeah, sex shops.

“We’re getting party supplies!” Steph giggled. “You said this was one of the things on your list.”

Katie cursed her big mouth. After a couple shots of the vanilla vodka Becca had bought, she’d shown them the list. Becca had decided they were going to check off everything they could on her list, and Steph had jumped on the crazy train too.

But what kind of party favors they needed to buy in a sex shop, she had no idea. “What kind of party are we having?”

“An un-bachelorette party!” Steph said, before throwing her door open and climbing out.

Katie and Becca followed her, Katie hissing, “What the heck is a un-bachelorette party?”

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