Page 24 of A Necessary Nudge Out of the Friend Zone

I know what you did.

What exactly had his father done?

CHAPTER10

Remi woke to the sound of her phone vibrating. It made a short buzzing sound, and then it came again. And again. Holy banana, who was texting her so much? She groaned and grabbed her phone. It was blurry, and she had to blink a few times to clear the sleepy fog from her eyes and mind.

When she could finally make out her screen, she saw there were several texts, all from Colton.

Hey, are you awake yet?

I found something out last night, and I want to talk to you about it.

Wake up, you sleepy head.

Wakey wakey!

Remi, you lazy bum, get out of bed.

TIME TO GET UP!

She sighed and sent a reply.

What the heck, nerd ball????

Another text came quickly.

Oh, good. You’re up.

Remi rolled onto her back, still trying to blink away the blurriness.

No. Not up. Just awake and incredibly cranky.

Well come over when you’re up. I have to talk to you.

She couldn’t hide a smile. He might have a crush on Brooke, but he wasn’t textingherrepeatedly to come over. He wanted to talk to Remi. And that was amazing. It felt like they were back in high school and he had some crazy things happen he had to tell her about.

She texted back.

All right, all right. Don’t get your panties in a bunch. I’ll get dressed and come over.

She set her phone down and crawled out of bed. As she searched through her suitcase, she heard him send one more message.

You know I don’t wear panties, right?

She laughed out loud, and Brooke stirred, moaning. “Why are you awake at this unspeakable hour?”

Remi checked the clock. “It’s nine in the morning.”

“Like I said, why are you awake at this unspeakable hour?”

“Colton wants to talk to me.” She couldn’t hide the smile from her face.

Brooke sat up, seriously rocking the bed head look. “Ooh, you have to tell me what happened last night. You were already asleep when I got in.”

Remi grabbed a T-shirt and a pair of yoga pants from her suitcase, along with a clean set of underwear. What should she tell Brooke? That Colton confessed he had the hots for Brooke? Or that he was totally faking his relationship with Liz? Or that Remi fell asleep on him and practically shared an intimate moment? She opted for the last one. “We snuggled.”

Brooke squealed. “That-a-girl. That’s what I’m talking about. I want details.”

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