“Anastasia,” I say softly.
She closes her eyes, then nods toward the back where the entrance to her apartment is.I glance back at Kyle, who’s playing a game on his phone, then follow her toward the back where no one can see.
“It’s stupid,” she says.
“I doubt that.What happened?”
“Sawyer just—” she clenches her hands into fists at her sides.“He won’t let up about Jack, and we had a fight.”
I arch a brow.“This have something to do with Jack’s lunch with your mom the other day?”
“No.At least not completely.”Anastasia closes her eyes.“Jack asked me if he should move here.”
I arch a brow.“Oh?”
“Yeah.”
“And what did you say?”
“That I didn’t want him to change his entire life for me.That we were still new and I needed time to think about it.”
“Ouch.”
“He actually took it fine.It was Sawyer who made a big deal about it.Like he always does.”
“How did he find out?”
“I made the stupid mistake of opening up tomy friend,and he blew up on me.”She crosses her arms and shakes her head.“I don’t understand why it’s such a big deal.He’s never liked Jack, and I can’t for the life of me figure out why.”
I arch a brow.Surely, she’s not serious.Still, I won’t be the one to open that particular door.It has to be either her or Sawyer.And at this rate, they’ll be dancing around each other until the end of time.
“Anyway.Sorry.I told you it was stupid.He told me that it was a mistake, that Jack isn’t good enough for me and that, if I let him move here, then I will regret it.”
“What do you think?”
She glares up at me.“Don’t hit me with that counselor jargon.”
I laugh.“I’m not.I’m asking as your friend.”
She blows out a breath.“I’m not sure what I want.I mean, I care about Jack, but there’s just something missing.I don’t know.Maybe it is the distance causing it.”
“Maybe,” I say.
“Or?”she asks.
“I can’t answer that question for you.”
A bell over the door dings, so Anastasia glances past me, then grins.“Oooh look who’s here.”
I follow her gaze and have the air knocked from my lungs at the sight of Katelyn wearing a floral dress and a short jean jacket.Her hair is pulled halfway up, so the loose curls cascade down to her shoulders.
Speaking of unrequited feelings.
“Thanks for the talk, G-man.It actually helped.”Anastasia gently smacks me on the shoulder, then steps past me to greet Katelyn.
“Hey!I thought you two were out taking the big city by storm.”
Katelyn smiles.“I think we’ve got everything we need.”Her gaze meets mine, and in it, I pretend that I see the same desire I know is reflected in mine.