Page 151 of My Heart Still Beats
“Over here.” I take a long drink from my water bottle. “You’re not going to believe this.”
“What?” she asks.
“I just ran into Garrett.”
“In the ladies’ locker room?”
I chuckle. “No. After you left the yoga studio, he walked in.”
“Garrett? At yoga?”
“He was wearing a muscle shirt and jock shorts. Fuck, Skye, he looked amazing.”
“Uh-oh.”
“Right? Anyway, he said he was waiting for our class to end so he could talk to me.”
“Ugh. Stalker much?”
Ha. I said the same thing when he arrived. “No, he just said he’s sorry he’s been bothering me, and if I tell him no this time, he’ll leave me alone.”
“So what did you tell him?”
“I told him…” I look away from Skye, camouflaging myself in the steam. “I’d have dinner with him tonight.”
Skye breathes out slowly. “Tessa…”
“Well, it’s not like we said we were exclusive, right?”
“Right. You’re right.”
“I’ve missed him.”
“Why don’t we find you another guy?”
“I’m not getting on a website, Skye.”
“That’s not what I mean. You want to meet Braden’s brother?”
“Ben Black?”
“That’s the one.”
“Is he available?”
“As far as I know.”
I inhale a breath and let it out slowly. “No, I don’t think so. I mean, thanks for the offer, but I hate fix-ups.”
“Okay.” Skye shrugs. “Let me know if you change your mind.”
“To be honest, I’m still hung up on Garrett.”
“I know. Or you would have told him to fuck off.”
I sigh. “You got that right. So I need a favor.”
“Of course. Anything.”
