Page 47 of Waiting for Acceptance (Nashville Nights #5)

LAUREN

Ruby

Your post from this weekend is freaking perfect. heart eye emoji

Tay

Why haven’t you brought this hunky boyfriend of yours around yet? What are you hiding? suspicious emoji

Leah

I know she didn’t elope after giving me shit about eloping when Sawyer and I got engaged.

Shane

New fear unlocked, our last single friend getting married without us.

Me

It was such a fun trip. So glad I didn’t chicken out.

Tay, did you not JUST give me shit about him taking up my time?

?? and now you wanna hang with him? Please make up your mind.

Leah, marriage is so far off the table, the table is still a tree.

Shane, I would never do that, if I’m getting married, my girls are gonna be there.

No questions asked. But again, we are NOT there.

Ruby

Girls night this week. You have a lot to fill us in on. We have yet to get the dirty details, and I refuse to be denied any longer.

Tay

Finally, someone with the right priorities.

Shane

Max is asking if it’s girls night, group hang or what?

Leah

We’re good with whatever.

Me

Girls night.

Tay

Why don’t you wanna do a group hang?

Ruby

Tank asked about guys' night. We take the kids and the boys hang.

Ruby

He said Lucy is invited, of course.

I’m gonna throw up. Why is Tank inviting him? Not that Tank isn’t a great guy, but he’s only nice to like, eight people. I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t terrified on Fitz’s behalf.

I decide to switch to a single chat with Ruby since she and I are the only ones aware of what went down during the last hangout.

Me

Is he inviting him to interrogate or harm him?

Ruby

No! I don’t think so…

Me

Ok, Rubes. That’s kind of something I need you to be sure about before I tell my boyfriend he’s invited to guys' night. Maybe knowing ahead of time whether it’ll be his first or his first AND last would really help me calm down.

Ruby

He said no, he’s not going to kill him. He said he’ll play nice.

Ruby

Plus, Tucker, Sawyer and Max will be there.

Me

Yes, the three other guys he promised would help make Fitz disappear if he hurt me. That makes me feel so much better

Ruby

Lu! Has he hurt you?

Me

No…

Ruby

Then do we have anything to worry about?

Me

No… eye roll emoji

Ruby

Very good, now take a deep breath, and maybe a fucking shot, and get back in the group chat.

Me

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