Reckless Liar: A Ridgewood Novel (Ridgewood Series Book 1) by Linnea March

Author:Linnea March [March, Linnea]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: anonymous
Published: 2022-08-24T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter twenty

“I've never really thought about Xander like that.” -Ana, age seventeen

Xander looked at the cart, then back at the list in his hand. “I forgot the ketchup. I’ll be right back, wait here.”

I leaned against the cart, pulling my phone out while he ran to the next aisle. Another cart started down the aisle and I moved out of the way, not glancing at the other shopper until they stopped beside me.

“Ana?” I looked up to see Troy standing in front of me, still wearing a suit, obviously just off work.

“Oh, hi Troy,” I stammered.

He smiled at me, shaking his head. “What are the chances! I was just thinking about you.” He laughed. “I was about to call you when I got home tonight.”

I set my phone back in my purse and turned to him surprised. I had thought I’d scared him away for sure. “Really? Because I didn’t hear from you after we went out. And it’s totally cool, I get it. I was a little…” I whistled and waved my finger around my ear. “You know. I didn’t think I was going to hear from you again.”

He blushed and looked away, embarrassed. “No, nothing like that. I’m a little ashamed to be honest. Could I take you to coffee sometime? Explain myself for being such an ass?”

I hesitated, looking down the aisle for Xander. “I don’t know...”

“Look, I get it. I said I’d call and then I didn’t. I swear, I’m not that kind of guy. Let me buy you a cup of coffee. One cup, is all I’m asking.”

I chewed on my lower lip, considering him. Xander rounded the corner and saw me talking to Troy. He narrowed his eyes at us but didn’t say anything as he saddled up to me.

“What’s up, man?” Xander asked, putting his hand out. “Alexander Eberhardt.”

Troy took his hand and shook it, grimacing slightly at what was likely Xander’s overly strong grip.

“Troy McConnell.” He cocked his head to the side. “Wait, Alexander, like Xander, you’re the roommate, right? Ana told me about you.” His face relaxed slightly as the apparent threat seemed to disappear.

“Something like that,” Xander replied, his jaw tight.

They stood there, quietly staring each other down for a moment. After a long awkward moment, I took the ketchup from Xander’s hand and threw it in the cart. “We should get going if we’re going to make it to the party,” I told Xander.

His narrowed eyes moved from the clueless Troy back to me. “Yeah, we should.” He glanced back at Troy. “Good to meet you, man.”

“Same,” Troy replied. “Ana, I’ll give you a call about that coffee, alright?”

Before I could tell him no, Troy pushed his cart along, leaving us alone in the aisle.

Xander turned to face me, both hands on the cart in front of me. “What was that all about?”

“Nothing. He wanted to meet up for coffee and explain why he never called me.”

“Did you say yes?” he asked incredulous.

“I didn’t say anything. You walked up as we started talking.

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