Page 57 of Where the Night Ends

“Okay…” I can tell Court wants to say more, but she refrains. The whole situation makes me feel uneasy, and yet I can’t seem to put my finger on why.

I agree, Blake seems a bit controlling, but what Courtney seems to be suggesting runs deeper than that. I can tell by the way she’s looking at Bree. I can also tell that Bree has no desire to discuss it any further with Courtney, so I quickly intervene.

“Okay, I’ve had enough boy talk. What do you say we go rent the new Channing Tatum movie?” I suggest, laughing when Courtney’s eyes go wide and she grins at me knowingly.

“Girl, you know I can’t resist my Channing.” She giggles, flinging her legs over the side of the bed.

“I’m in.” Bree follows suit, climbing off the bed seconds after Courtney does. “But first we need to order pizza. If I don’t get some greasy food into my body, it’s likely going to go into shock.”

“Pineapple and Ham?” I ask, making my way into the kitchen to get the phone number toAngelo'sfrom a magnet hanging on the fridge.

“You know it.” Bree follows me in, grabbing a soda from the fridge.

“Don’t get me that nasty shit.” Courtney stops in the doorway leaning against the frame, her nose crinkling in disgust.

“Yes, I know—meat lovers for you,” I call over my shoulder.

“Because we all know how much Courtneylovesthe meat.” Bree snorts, leaning up against the counter.

I look from Courtney to Bree and then back to Courtney before all three of us burst into a fit of laughter. Once it starts, it’s nearly impossible to stop. As soon as it passes and my laughter starts to die off, Courtney or Bree will start laughing again and pull me right back under.

This is exactly what I needed, a night with my girls. Some time for us to catch up, laugh, binge eat greasy pizza, and watch sexy men on television. It’s something we don’t get to do nearly enough anymore. We are all so busy with our own lives.

While I love my time with Sebastian, our quickly growing relationship feels almost too heavy at times. I mean, it’s incredible, but it’s nice to just let go of all of that for a while and enjoy a night with my two best friends.

With only a year and a half left before graduation, I’m not sure how many more of these nights we’ll get.

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