Save the Date (Better Date than Never) by Hatler Susan

Author:Hatler, Susan [Hatler, Susan]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: Hatco, Inc.
Published: 2013-06-29T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Five

The next day at noon, Ellen, Rach, and I sat on a red velvet bench at Cafe Mattia, waiting for a table. It had been hard denying my feelings for Ethan before. Now that I’d kissed him, it was impossible. Especially when I kept replaying those kisses in my head.

Feeling desperate, I decided to level with my friends about what happened with Ethan last night. Just as I opened my mouth to spill all, Rach grabbed my arm.

“I found something,” she said, staring at me wide-eyed. “Noah is the one who contacted Kate. Not the other way around.”

Ellen tossed me a hostile glance.

Feeling guilty, I swallowed. “Did Noah tell you she’d called him?”

The hostess announced my name, and we paused our conversation until she seated us at a secluded table in the corner.

Rach sat down, then shook her head. “He didn’t say who initiated the dinner. But, don’t you think it’s odd? If she was really coming into town for work, wouldn’t she have let him know?”

Witnessing her paranoia felt like looking into a mirror. Was mistrusting Ethan this irrational? “Kate could’ve posted online that she had business in Sac, then Noah called. Knowing who initiated the call isn’t evidence that he’s doing anything sketchy.”

“I know it’s not enough evidence.” Rach swallowed, then glanced up at us slowly. “That’s why I cracked the password on his credit card account.”

Ellen’s eyes bulged. “You what?”

My mouth dropped open, and I covered it with my hand. Seemed like I’d unwittingly unleashed the private investigator in Rach. “How’d you manage that?”

Probably not important, but my curiosity had gotten the best of me.

Rach wore a sinister look that I actually found a little intimidating. “He only has two email accounts, and he used his home email address. His password was harder to narrow down. Took me until two in the morning to nail it. It’s his favorite sports team plus his birth date backwards.”

I hid behind my one-page menu to ward off the daggers Ellen was shooting me with her eyes. Although I was the unlucky recipient of Ellen’s scowl, I had to agree with her. I’d created a monster. And it was scary.

The waitress came over and we ordered the usual.

I cleared my throat, thinking of how to say this gently. “I know I told you to keep your eyes open, but cracking Noah’s password might be going overboard. Imagine how you’d feel if he did that to you. I think you should try talking to him instead.”

Ellen let out a sigh of relief. “See? I told you, Rach. You’ve gone off the deep end and need to come back to reality. Like Kristen finally has.”

Her expression told me she wasn’t too convinced of my sanity though, and I was insulted. “What makes you think I’ve gone off the deep end?”

A horselaugh escaped her mouth. “I don’t think you’ve dived off. I know it. Gina knows it. And Rach knows it, too.”

My mouth dropped open indignantly, and I rolled my head in Rachel’s direction.

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