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somewhere that felt like miles away and parking there. They walked forever

and Arabella was glad she’d worn jeans, a plain long-sleeved shirt to keep

the glaring sun off of her skin, a ballcap to shade her face, and sneakers.

The lines to get in were crazy. Arabella wasn’t much of a crowds person,

but June navigated her way to the section where they were supposed to

enter. She’d been doing it for years, Arabella figured. It was still more than

hot to see June taking the lead and charging ahead so confidently. Arabella

expected that at work, but June outside of work was just as hot.

And no, not just because she kept getting a really nice view of June’s

bottom in those tight skinny jeans she had on. She’d chosen sneakers as

well, and for once, Arabella wasn’t sure if they were from the company’s

athletic line or not. She thought they were, but she wasn’t really studying

June’s feet. Thankfully, Summer never turned around to notice. She was

happy to walk beside June and leave Arabella to eat her dust.

Summer wanted a corndog and a drink—she said that was classic

baseball fare. They lined up and at the last minute, she changed her mind,

opting for popcorn because June got some and it smelled divine. Arabella

got a salted pretzel with cheese sauce. It was the biggest piece of dough

she’d ever seen.

The seats weren’t good, but they weren’t terrible either. The stadium was

huge, and even though Arabella had felt the press at the start when they

were trying to get in, seated, the atmosphere became electric.

They still had half an hour before the game started. Summer dove into

her popcorn and June munched on hers. June was between them,

effortlessly keeping Summer from losing her mind about getting her bestie

outing interrupted.

Everything was going as smoothly as it could until Summer asked the

one question Arabella had expected her to ask the entire time. Summer

didn’t really have a filter, so Arabella figured it was coming.

“How come she’s here?” Summer indicated Arabella, who was dipping a