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Hillary and I reached for Evie, pulling her into a fierce hug. This house must be doing something to me because I haven’t had this much body contact with other people in a long time. First hugging Trey and now my roommates. As long as my chocolate obsession sticks around, I’ll know I haven’t been brainwashed or abducted.
"I shouldn't be the one complaining over here," I say, sniffling. It's crazy that I spent most of my life not having many friends who were girls and now I'm so invested in the lives of my roommates.
"Well, my fiancé didn't leave me for a Thai princess, so I automatically lose that argument." Hillary gives me a look.
They must've already spoken about Donovan because Evie doesn't look fazed.
"Yeah, well, that's about how my luck goes. It's why I'm not holding out much hope for anything with Trey. There will probably be some girl to turn his head during this adventure."
"Let's hope not," Hillary says. "Jack says you are probably the best thing for him."
I turn to level my gaze at her. "Since when did you start talking to Jack again?" I say, grinning. Jack and Hillary had been friends long before I entered the picture. I'd only known him by name until she saw him at the hockey game a few weeks ago.
"Since I figured I needed to mend all the ties I'd broken when I took off to another country. He's still mad at me, but at least I feel better about it."
“But why were Trey and I brought up in the same conversation? Please tell me you aren’t the weak link.” I narrow my gaze at her, the fight or flight response kicking in now.
Hillary smiles. “I told him that sending you home with Trey is probably the lamest consequence he’s ever given someone for a bet. His reasoning was that it could’ve sparked something more.”
Great. I don’t need Trey’s friends conspiring to get us together. That’s like being five feet from an empty net and missing wide. Not going to happen.
23
KENZIE
Ihate this. Why did I say yes?
Because it's getting harder and harder to say no to Trey. And because any time I spend with him is better than not spending time with him. I'm like the desert in search of rain and that man is a tall drink of water.
It’s been an hour since my makeup and confessional session with Hillary and Evie, and I keep thinking about what Hillary said about Jack trying to set us up. A tiny flicker of hope burns in my chest that someone else could see the two of us working out.
But now I’m stuck in this contract for the docuseries. Chances of me telling Trey about my crush are .00001 on the possibility scale.
We’re out in the middle of Boston Common and there’s quite the production of people setting everything up. Camera crews, people up in trees, as well as a few of them working on one of the swan boats.
“Ready?” Trey asks, shifting from one foot to the other. It’s hard to see it, but I think he’s nervous too.
“I guess. I mean, it’s not often I’m matched with someone for an actual date.”
Truth there. My own judge of character has led me to some pretty rough situations in the past. I hate crying, but sometimes it is so cathartic that I can’t help myself. But I have to remember Meg’s words that I’d accidentally picked men who weren’t even close to a match for me.
"Same." Trey focuses on the camera crew setting up around us.
Samantha walks up in a tight-fitting power suit. “It’s good to see you two again. Your lips look much better this time, Kenzie.” She reaches out her hand to shake and I'm surprised she remembers my name at all.
“Uh, thanks,” I say. Just the tip of awkward for today.
"The rundown is that we'll be setting you up with mics. Our crew has already planted cameras wherever they can. If you don't want it on camera, don't say or do it."
Guess who didn’t think about all that went into filming a series before signing up? Me, raising my hand all the way up.
I turn to Trey, suddenly worried. If something is wrong, my face is going to show it. He's over there nodding like he'll get participation points in school.
Traitor.
Then again, this is his contract too and I hadn't noticed the eagerness before. The guy is serious about settling down.
If only it could be with me.
