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She rolled her eyes. “If he really wants to marry you, then he should support whatever makes you happy.”
He should. I wanted him to.
But I didn’t know if he would.
There was an uncomfortable feeling simmering under my skin. Like if I turned stones over in my relationship, I would find cans of worms I wished I’d left alone.
“And if he doesn’t?”
She smiled, her face a picture of serene calm, but then she leaned in and spoke. “Then we finally use our spot we picked out in high school to bury his body.”
“Really, Wren? Murder?”
“I only want people surrounding you who invest in your happiness. The jury’s been out for so long on Trevor that I’m pretty sure they escaped out the window.”
I toyed with the sleeve of my floral shirt. I hadn’ttold anyone, not even Wren, some of the things Trevor had asked of me, because I knew how they’d react. But she must have picked up on something from the sidelines.
Shaking my head, I said, “I’m sure he’ll come around.”
“Well, just let me know if he doesn’t. I’m free until tomorrow.”
“And what’s happening tomorrow? This big project you’ve told me nothing about?”
Her smile grew. “That’s actually why I asked you out for coffee. I finally can talk about it.”
“What? Why didn’t you lead with that?”
“Oh, I’m sorry. My best friend also had incredible news.” She rolled her eyes again. “I can be happy about multiple things.”
“Tell me everything,” I said. “Are you renovating one of the old mansions or something?”
“Kinda. I was worried about capital, so I asked around to see if any investors wanted in. And one did.”
“Really? You hate working with investors.”
“I do, but if I want to up my game, I need to try. And I found a good one.”
“Who is it?”
“It’s the Home Repair TV Channel.”
“What?”I gasped. “Like they’re investing, or like ... more?”
“More. It’s a TV show alongside Jude Putman.”
I slammed my hand on the table. “Your dream man?”
She nodded. “I’ve loved him ever since I saw him knocking out a wall on a rebuild. He’s coming here, and we’re filming starting tomorrow.”
I squealed, ignoring the glares from onlookers, and climbed out of my seat to hug her. “I’m so happy for you!”
“It’s a dream come true!” she said. “But it does mean I’ll be busy pretty much nonstop whilefilming.”
“Who cares? You’re gonna be on TV!”
“They want us to have good chemistry. So, it’s a mix of home reno and reality TV. It’s calledRenovating with Love.We’re basically only going to see each other. And the producers said we can ...dowhatever we want.”
“So, that means you’ll dowhoeveryou want. You’re gonna climb him like a tree, aren’t you?”