10
“ARE YOU SERIOUS?” REAGAN’Svoice is incredulous over the phone.
I can’t suppress my grin. “Absolutely. He said we can tag along. I’m so stinking excited.”
“Vegas,” she breathes. “With those band members? Oh, my vagina will never forgive me.”
I laugh softly. “Girl!”
“What? As if I’m not going to try and bring one of them home with me.”
“I can’t say I blame you!”
I hear her clapping. “I can’t wait.”
“Same! I have to run—I’m heading into the deli now.”
Her laughter ripples. “Fueling up for all the...action?”
I allow a quiet chuckle. “Something like that.”
I end the call and get out of my car, locking it before heading inside. Travis is at work a few blocks away, so I thought I’d take him something for lunch. I wander the aisles, selecting subs, greens, and cold drinks. As I tuck a bottle into my cart, a familiar voice halts me.
“Violet?”
I turn. My eyes widen, and it takes me a moment to realize it’s Dan, my ex-boyfriend. He hasn’t aged a day—tall, blond, striking. He never had a problem in the looks department, that’s for sure. His problem is that he liked the attention from other girls a little too much.
“Dan?” I say, shaking my head in disbelief.
“It is you! How are you?”
“I’m good. How are you? What brings you here?”
He shrugs, tucking a hand into his pocket. “I moved here for a job.”
“Oh, good for you.”
He studies me. “You look incredible.”
I press my lips together in a forced smile. “How is Lila?”
The girl he decided he loved more than me.
His expression changes. “She broke up with me.”
Oh. How sad.
I smother my snort.
“Shame...”
He steps closer. “I tried to add you on Instagram...”
“I know,” I say, crossing my arms, hoping it’s a hint that I don’t want him closer. “I didn’t accept.”
“I wanted to talk to you. I made a mistake doing what I did. I should have stayed with you. I should have never let you go. I regret my decision...”
“Don’t, Dan. Not now.”