“I was planning to contact you once I arrived,” Drew said. “I just haven’t had a chanceyet.”
“Well consider me contacted. How long are you herefor?”
“Just until tomorrow night this time. But I’ll be back next month and will be staying till the end of January. The company rented an apartment forme.”
“Nice. Are you here with someone?” I indicated to therestaurant.
“Just a business associate. Who I guess I should get back to. But I would love to get together with you for dinner nextmonth.”
“That would be great. I’m sure Josh would like to see you again.” All right, maybe that was a bit of a stretch. More likeamused.
Thanks to Mum, Drew had my number—which she must have given him prior to my little announcement. I entered his into myphone.
“Holy smoking hot male,” Erin said as I rejoined the girls at our table. She and Kelsey had had a bird’s eye view of my run-in with Drew. “Who was he, and why were you exchanging numbers withhim?”
“That’sDrew.”
That was all I needed to say. They knew all about him. Did they also know about what had happened between my mum andme?
Yes. Erin had decided her parents would adopt me like they had unofficially adopted Kelsey and her brother when their parentsdied.
She was kidding of course—about all ofit.
But it was the thought thatcounted.
“Is there something wrong with him?” Erin asked, eyes wide, as if she was expecting me to announce he was an ax murderer—of chocolatebunnies.
I laughed. The women at the next table winced. “There’s nothing wrong with him. Not as far as I know. I was just never interested. That’s all.” Of course, back then he hadn’t looked like he belonged on the cover ofGQ.
“So you’re planning to get together with him to reminisce?” Erinasked.
I chuckled. “You make me sound old. And sure, why not? It’s not like we’re going out on a date. I’m currently withJosh.”
As you might have guessed from the sexts, we were still boyfriend-slash-girlfriend. Other than when the team was away on a road trip, he and I slept together. Every. Single. Night. Surprised? Don’t be. I’d given him a key to my apartment last month so he could join me in my bed after his home games. Usually I was asleep by then, but I was always happy for him to cuddle meawake.
What’s the best way to deal with an adrenalineoverload?
Hot. Steamy. Sex. Lots ofit.
And I had to say the sacrifice on my part was well worthit.
But that was as far as things had progressed between us. There had been no discussion of moving in together once Noah was born. I had even tried bringing it up once—but when he began acting like someone who had sat naked on a red ants’ nest, I’d droppedit.
So why couldn’t I go out with Drew—as afriend?
It wasn’t like I was cheating on Josh—which I would neverdo.
“When did you and Josh want to do the prenatal photos?” Kelsey asked after the waiter had taken our order. The pictures she had taken of a pregnant Erin and Erin’s husband weregorgeous.
I removed my phone from my purse to check the Rock’s schedule and came up with three possible dates next month that worked for Kelsey. I sent Josh atext.
He responded a minute later.What are prenatal photos? Is that where you’renaked?
I smirked. Josh had a thing about seeing menaked.
Not necessarily. I was thinking something we wouldn’t scar Noah for lifewith.
So with clotheson?
