“Nice,” she says, turning into Rhodes and Dee’s street, which is lined with cars I recognize from the firehouse, including Mom and Dad’s SUV.
“You want to tell me why you’re grilling me about dream dates and romantic movies?”I ask.Anybody else and I’d totally think they were up to something, what with all the questions and ‘manifesting’ mumbo jumbo.But since it’s Val, nothing surprises me.
She shrugs, a cheerful smile curving her lips.“I was just curious—that’s all.And besides, if you’re getting ready to start dating and meet new people, you should not settle for anything less than the way those movies made you feel, yeah?”
“I guess I never thought of it like that.Luc always says I torture him with my rom-com movie marathons.”
Val pulls her car into a parking space and shuts off the engine before turning my way and locking eyes with mine.“And yet he still sits there and watches them with you.”
“Because he’s humoring me.”
Val goes to say something but stops and clamps her mouth shut before looking over my shoulder and nodding.“Speak of the devil and he shall come.Let’s get inside before all the guys eat Dee’s yummy food and we’re left with corn chips and that weird salsa Scotty always makes.”
I turn to see Luc standing on the sidewalk just before he opens my car door and grins down at me.“Hey, beautiful.Fancy seeing you here.”
And after talking about nothing but romantic movies and dream dates for the whole car ride over here, my little romantic heart skips a beat at the warm fuzzies I feel seeing my best friend again.
One day, I’ll get over him.One day ...