Match Me Up by Weston Parker

Author:Weston Parker [Parker, Weston]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: BrixBaxter Publishing
Published: 2021-08-31T22:00:00+00:00

21

Lily

“Are you sure you’re going to be okay by yourself?” I asked Tamlyn.

“I’m a big girl,” she said. “I’m going to lay out by the pool while you’re in class.”

“Did you find out if you’re going to stay another night?” I asked.

She pushed on her sunglasses and grinned. “Yep, all clear. Thomas is going to be so thrilled.”

“He will be,” I said. “I think he was just expecting something different last night.”

“Something boring,” she muttered. “Have fun in school. I’m going to see if I can catch the attention of any hot guys. Maybe I’ll shack up with a rich hottie in the building. Then we could be neighbors.”

I forced a smile. I had a feeling that would not make Thomas very happy. I saw the way he wilted around her. He was different when he was allowed to shine in his own light. I loved Tamlyn dearly, but she tended to hog the spotlight. She was the biggest, brightest flower and overshadowed the rest of us.

“That would be fun,” I said. “Then we could hang out more. Me, you, and your man with Thomas.”

“You’d want to hang out and play charades,” she groaned.

I laughed and grabbed my backpack. “Don’t knock it until you’ve tried it,” I said. “Have fun and don’t you dare bring a man up here and use my bed.”

“Oh, you better believe I would be using Thomas’s big-ass bed.”

“Oh god, don’t you dare,” I said. “He’ll kill you and then me for letting you stay home while I was at school.”

“He can’t expect you to babysit me.”

“Not to mention you’d just break in anyway.” I laughed.

“He was never very creative about hiding anything,” she said. “He forgets we’re linked. I sensed where that key was.”

I left the apartment and headed to the bus stop. I considered texting Thomas and apologizing again. I knew he was hurt that I went out without him. I saw the hurt. I didn’t see how Tamlyn couldn’t have seen it.

After I got out of class, there was a message from Tamlyn. She was at a coffee shop across the street from campus. She wanted me to meet her. I checked the time and figured I had about ten minutes before I had to be at work.

“You look like you got some sun,” I commented when I walked in.

“I’m getting the last bit of sun before it’s too cold,” she said. “I got you a coffee.”

“Thank you. I only have a few minutes before I have to be at work.”

“I’ll go with you,” she said. “I’ve always wondered what a bookstore looked like.”

“Very funny. There’s some comfy seating. You can kick back and read a book.”

She made a face. “Ew. No. Why?”

I laughed and took the coffee. “Come on, let’s go. I don’t want to be late.”

“How was class?” she asked as we walked.

“Long,” I said. “I have a pile of homework.”

“Are you still convinced you want to do this last leg?” she asked.

“I am,” I said. “I’m just keeping my head down.

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