See?
“I don’t doubt it.” She raised a brow. “Didn’t you end up with two dates for the senior prom?” Oops. Hadn’t meant to go there.
He cocked an eyebrow, lowered his voice to a sobering tone as if ashamed. “Don’t hate the player, Ace. Hate the game.”
Her laugh burst free, the tension between them dissipated. Time for a subject change. She gestured toward the cell in his hand. “Heard your phone blowing up, Mr. Popular.”
Cade shook his head, turning the screen to show her a group text marked “Gone Fishing.” “It’s all the guys. We meet up every other week or so, fish from the same pier by the Blue Pirogue. They’re in rare form.”
She squinted, reading the texts.
Noah
Cade, you still coming tonight?
Linc
Ten bucks says he bails.
Noah
You used to say that about me.
Linc
In a weird twist of fate, you’ve become more reliable.
Ha. Rosalyn grinned up at Cade. “Do you bail a lot?”
“Been busy with Magnolia Days. They keep asking if I need to delegate anything to them, but…” Cade shrugged.
“Well, do you?” They moved up again in line. Almost Cade’s turn.
“See for yourself.” He held out his phone again with a smirk.
Cade
Why does everyone keep asking me that?
Linc
Because you’re literally putting on a circus by yourself.
Owen
Is it true about the poodles???
Cade
You’ll have to buy a ticket and find out.
Owen
Have you decided about the stilts yet?
Cade
Can you walk on stilts?
