Page 6 of Breakaway Hearts

REESE: Sienna’s here. I panicked. I really fucked up.

ME: What happened? What did you do? What did she do? I’m almost there.

REESE: Don’t be mad.

I’m too worried to be mad right now. I never liked Sienna that much, but I did my best to get along with her because Reese was head over heels for her. To be fair, she didn’t like me much either, but I think that was due to jealousy more than anything. What woman likes the fact that her boyfriend’s best friend is another woman?

I could’ve tried to ease her fears by reassuring her that there’s no way I’d ever be Reese’s type, but I’m not sure it would’ve helped.

What the hell happened between the two of them tonight?

I hover my fingers over the keyboard, waiting for his response. The little bubbles that signify his typing pop up and then disappear twice, and I finally can’t take it anymore.

ME: Spit it out.

REESE: I may have told her that you and I are dating. So… be my girlfriend for tonight?

My stomach flips like a master chef making a pancake.

“What?” I whisper out loud.

“Everything alright, miss?” the driver asks.

“Yes!” I say, too loudly this time. “It’s all fine. It’s great. My best friend just asked me to pretend to be his girlfriend for the night. So everything’s great. Just peachy.”

I laugh, but it sounds a little hysterical.

“Okaaay,” he says slowly. “We’re almost there.”

I’m sure he’s eager to drop me off. He probably thinks I’m nuts, babbling in the back seat like I’ve completely lost my filter. Biting my lip, I look down at my phone again as Reese’s typing bubbles appear again.

REESE: Please play along. Just for tonight.

ME: I’m literally almost there. Way to drop a bomb on me, Sutton.

REESE: Please. I’ll owe you big time. Name your price. I’ll give you anything.

ME: That’s a given, lol

REESE: Does that mean you’ll do it?

I drag in a breath and blow it out, hesitating for only a second before I type out a response.

ME: Anything for you.

REESE: Fuck. You’re the best. Thank you. A million times. Thank you.

“I’m going to kill him,” I mutter. The driver steps on the gas pedal a little harder, and I’m certain I’ve just cemented the impression in his mind that I’m mentally unstable.

Ha. If only he knew. I’m not the one who just told a honker of a lie to my ex-girlfriend.

To be honest though, I get it. And I would totally do anything for Reese. He’s been going through a lot lately, and he’s had my back more times than I can count, swooping in to save the day whenever I needed a friend. We’ve both always been there for each other, and the day he broke up with Sienna was the only day he’s ever forgotten about plans we made.

It was also, coincidentally, the only time I've seen him naked.

And almost ogled his cock.

My stomach does the same little flip it did a second ago, and I do my best to shake that memory from my mind.

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