Page 81 of The Path to Loving Him
“Maybe,” he answers and then leans against the table. “Hmm, well, Dean is an obvious out. Does anyone even like him?”
I shake my head. “I don’t think so.”
“So the real question is Jess or Logan. Jess seems to know her better, but Logan, he’s . . . he’s the Christopher.”
“Oh my God, did you read that article about Amy Sherman-Palladino saying that?”
He nods. “Of course, but only because my sister sent me the article, not because I searched it out or anything.”
I chuckle. “Sure, of course. So you’re Team Logan.”
“I think I am.”
I lean forward and whisper, “So am I.”
“Why are you whispering that?”
“Because I think we’re supposed to say we’re Team Jess.”
“Ah, yes, I know what you’re talking about. I was just about to?—”
“Can I join you?” Ryland asks as he takes a seat, not even waiting for us to answer.
“Of course,” Christian says. “How’s it going, man? Good start to the school year?”
He glances at me but then brings his attention to Christian. “Doing okay. Working out some kinks, but so far, so good. What about you?”
“Same,” he says. “Oh shit, where are my manners? Have you met Gabby?”
Ryland glances at me. “Yup, she’s my new assistant coach. Isn’t that right, Gabby?”
So now he’s going to speak to me . . . when I’m speaking to another man. How convenient.
“Oh, that’s right,” Christian says. “I think I heard that there was a female hire for the baseball team. Pretty cool, man.”
“Oh, he had nothing to do with it,” I say, unable to stop myself. “He wasn’t even in the interview.”
I can feel Ryland’s eyes like lasers, trying to blow me up.
“I wasn’t invited to participate in the interviews,” he says. “But I think they made a great choice.”
Sure, like he really believes that.
“Not invited to the interviews . . . let me guess, David?” Christian raises a brow.
“The one and only,” Ryland says as he opens up a sandwich loaded with steak. Sheesh, that’s a lot of protein.
“At least he didn’t mess up the hire.”
“I lucked out,” Ryland says with all the charm of a . . . uh, of a bracelet.
Where has this guy been?
Because I don’t think I’ve seen him before. Looks like he’s a pretty good actor.
“Which reminds me, I’d like to chat after school,” he says. “Meet me in my office?”
Oh, he wants to chat now? Hmm, wonder why.
