Dropout by Carrie Ann Ryan

Author:Carrie Ann Ryan [Ryan, Carrie Ann]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-06-26T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Six

“I think I’m going to freak out.” Kate tried to catch her breath, but she couldn’t quite do so. Not even coffee was helping, and coffee usually helped everything.

“You’re already freaking out, but that’s okay. You deserve a good freakout.” Rae sat across from her at the tiny café next to the dental office. It was each of their lunch breaks. Usually, they wouldn’t meet during the day when they had so many other things to do, but desperate times called for desperate measures.

“I would have thought the whole moving back to my hometown thing would be my freakout,” Kate said before taking another sip of her iced coffee.

Rae shook her head. “No, that was a rational move due to a horrible situation that was out of your control. You were trying to take things into your own hands and make them work. That’s not a freakout.” She paused. “Sleeping with Grayson and having a panic attack the next morning because you slept with him is a freakout. But really, that’s okay. Like I said, you deserve it.”

Kate pinched the bridge of her nose. “I can’t believe I slept with him on the first date.”

“I can,” Rae said, her voice a little dreamy. “You both went into the date knowing it might happen. And it did. And you both clearly enjoyed it from what you told me. And since you each went into this whole thing knowing the outcome, it’s okay that you enjoyed it. Right?”

“Stop making sense,” Kate said softly. “My brain is not ready for logic.”

Rae reached forward and gently patted Kate’s hand. “I think what you’re really freaking out about is that you like Grayson.”

Kate’s head shot up. “What? Of course, I like him. I slept with him. I don’t sleep with people I don’t like. Jason notwithstanding.”

Rae shook her head. “Let’s not talk about Jason. Or maybe we should later since I think your past relationship with him is clearly clouding your thoughts on Grayson.”

“The two have nothing to do with one another,” she lied.

Rae gave her a knowing look. “Considering that both men are the only guys you’ve ever slept with, I’m going to have to say they do have something to do with one another. But Kate, honey, you’re freaking out because you like Grayson. As in like more than for just a single night.”

Kate shook her head. “I can’t.” Her voice broke at that, and she sniffed, annoyed with herself for getting emotional. “I mean, I just met him. The older him, that is. I don’t know enough about him to like him like that.”

Rae met her gaze. “Sometimes, a chance at happiness hits when you least expect it.”

Kate let out a breath. “I…I need to talk about something else right now.”

Her best friend squeezed her hand. “I’m here for you, for anything, Kate. You know that.”

“I know.” And she did. Without Rae this past year or so, Kate wouldn’t have been able to do anything. And once again, that scared her. “So…you know how I was planning to apply to a few schools?”

Rae’s eyes lit up.

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