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Still, I had a few dresses to choose from. And I knew just the person to help me pick.
Are you around to help me pick a dress?
Wren
For like ten seconds. What’s the occasion?
Girls’ night. I have three options.
Ugh, I’m so jealous. I need girl time.
Definitely the red one.
We’ll have girl time when you’re done filming. Maybe here in town?
I’m counting down the DAYS.
When I walked downstairs, about to leave, Eric was home and working on his homework.
“You look pretty!” he said with a smile.
Cain turned, eyes wide. “Are you going out?”
“With Jade,” I said. “I figured I should do a girls’ night.”
He stared at me, and I could see all the questions he wanted to ask, so I went to the front door and gestured for him to follow me.
“Is this because of what I said earlier?”
“Not entirely,” I said.
“You’ve avoided me all day.”
“You’ve been busy.”
He sighed. “Come on, princess. You never care if I’m busy.”
I pressed my lips together. “I just wish you trusted me.”
“I do trust you. It’s others I don’t.”
“And why not?”
He sighed and rubbed the back of his neck. “Let’s just say ... people are nicer to you than they are me. Especially when they’re talking among each other.”
“Seriously? But you’ve been so friendly.”
He shrugged. “The past is the past. But they’re good toyou.”
I opened my mouth to ask who was so two-faced, but my phone went off with a text. Grace had offered to be the designated driver, saying I shouldn’t be burdened with it on my first girls’ night, and they were outside.
I usually didn’t drink, but there had been a few girls’ nights where I’d let loose with Wren. Each time was hilariously fun. Maybe I’d try with Jade and Grace too.
“I wanna know who, but I have to go.”
“I’ll tell you what Jackie showed me when you get back.”
“It’s not Grace and Jade, right?”