She nodded. “Sounds good.”
I too nodded. “Okay then.”
When I started to open my door to get into my car, she stopped me.
“Shelly?”
“Hmm?”
Nicole bit her lip as if she wasn’t quite sure how to ask me whatever it was she wanted to know. Finally, she said, “I saw you and Ken tonight. I saw him kiss you. Are you guys a thing? I thought you said you- well-”
I stared at her. “No. We aren’t a thing. He wants us to be.”
“I think he really likes you.”
“Yeah. And I like him.”
“So?”
“So I’m attracted to him but I’m also into someone else.”
Her dark eyebrow lifted. “Yeah? Anyone I know?”
“Maybe.”
She chewed at her lip. “Maybe you didn’t like his kiss?”
I folded my arms across my chest. “Yes, I did. He’s a good kisser and a fantastic guy. Feel free to ask him out if you want to. He said h
