I Hate Blind Dates by J. Leigh James

Author:J. Leigh James [J. Leigh James]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: J. Leigh James
Published: 2023-11-05T00:00:00+00:00

Eight

Robin

“Stupid Aaron is a lost cause,” Carla said.

I rolled my eyes, frustrated with this topic. I should have known my cousin wouldn’t give up this easily. And I should have known better than to answer when she called.

“He’s in love.”

She made a disparaging noise. “Who cares about love? This is about prom. Desiree is furious, and now she won’t help me find a date for you.”

That, at least, was good news.

“I don’t need a date to your prom. I told you I didn’t want to go.”

Carla sighed. “I hear you. I don’t understand it, but I hear you.” There was a brief pause before she added, “The problem is, I told my mother that we were going together, and she won’t drop it. So, I can’t either.”

It was the first time my cousin had actually sounded nice. I almost felt sorry for her. Almost. I knew how irritating our mothers could be when they decided they both wanted something. There’d be relentless pressure from both of them until we either gave in or distracted them. And distracting them from something as big as prom would be next to impossible.

“Let me think about it,” I said.

“Think fast,” she said. “Mom’s planning this whole dress shopping date for us. I’m putting her off as long as I can, but I need to get a dress.”

“We can go dress shopping,” I said. “I need one for my prom, anyway.” Assuming I’d go to my prom. I hadn’t mentioned anything to Ryan. In the past, I would have assumed he’d go with me. Now, I wasn’t sure. We’d made up and had shared all the things we’d kept from each other, but something felt different, and I couldn’t figure out what that was.

“Okay,” she said. “I’ll schedule something for next weekend.”

“Fine.” I hung up the phone and fell backward onto my bed. I had a week to figure this out.

My phone buzzed, and I answered it. “Yes?”

Ryan’s warm laughter calmed my frazzled nerves. “Is that how you’re answering the phone now?”

“I thought you were Carla calling back.”

“She’s not dropping her scheme?”

“It’s a little more complicated. Her friend has dropped it, but our mothers haven’t.”

Ryan sighed. He’d seen what happened when my mother and aunt colluded. It was nice to have a friend who understood everything.

“So, what is your game plan?”

“I don’t know.” I covered my face with one hand. “The easiest thing would be to find a date for Carla’s prom.”

“But that’s not what you want.”

“It’s not.” I sat up and stared out of my bedroom window. “But I don’t know how to get my mother to drop it.”

“Maybe if we talked to her together?” he suggested.

“We can try, but I’m not getting my hopes up. Plus, if we talk to her, and she doesn’t agree, there’s no going back.”

“Right,” he said. “We’ll save that as our last attempt. Maybe we’ll think of something better.”

He was quiet for a second and then said, “I hate to make this about me, but I had a reason to call.

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