Page 59 of Dare Me

Chapter Nine

Monday:

Arianna: Hey! Will and I are going on the cruise Wednesday night. Can you cover for us?

Ryleigh: Absolutely! That’s actually a great night for me!

Arianna: Really? Why?

Ryleigh: I’m meeting with a new client looking for web design and he’s really cute

Arianna: What if someone sees you with him?

Ryleigh: No worries. He doesn’t live in town. I’m meeting him over in Magnolia

Arianna: Oh, cool! Good luck!

Ryleigh: And I’m still on to hang out at your place tomorrow to wait for the sofa, right?

Arianna: Yes and thank you!

It was both ridiculous and super fun setting up a secret date with Will, and Arianna knew how lucky she was to have her sister’s support in the whole thing. Maybe if things worked out with the cute guy Ryleigh was meeting with, they could both secretly date for a while and then present the united front to their parents!

She already knew things were going incredibly well with her and Will, and she said a little prayer that Ryleigh would luck out too and the cute guy would be someone special.

Sure, it might be the equivalent of a Big Foot sighting for them both to find their Mr. Right, but a girl could dream, couldn’t she?

Sending good vibes…

There was a knock on the break room door and she looked up as one of the assistants peeked in. “Hey, Arianna,” she said softly. “Mrs. Wilkins is ready for you.”

Slipping her phone into her locker, she straightened her scrubs and got back to work.

Tuesday:

Ryleigh: I hate you

Arianna: Uh-oh. What did I do?

Ryleigh: You got this super cute couch and you were smart enough to get one that was too small for any Donovan sibling to crash on!

Arianna: LOL!

Arianna: What can I say? I learned my lesson after staying with you

Ryleigh: The picture didn’t do it justice. The pink is freaking awesome!

Arianna: Right? I knew it would be.

Ryleigh: And where did you get the lamps?? They’re so blingy!!

Arianna: I told you to meet me at HomeGoods last night and you said no

Ryleigh: Dammit. Now I want blingy lamps

Arianna: No copying!

Ryleigh: Fine, but…just know that your place is going to be where we hang out from now on. You’ve officially ruined my apartment for me

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