While Katy whispers to him, I shift my focus to Gerald who’s watching with an amused expression. He picks the sheet back up, clicks his pen, and looks between us.
“Shall I take that as a yes?”
“Sure.” Cooper answers. “We’re in.”
I exhale. Sometimes, I really don’t know what to do without the dude and there’s no universe I imagined I would find a friend like him.
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My phone buzzes on the nightstand and I can already guess who it is before I even look. Allison has this thing where she calls at the exact moment I’m thinking about her, like she has some kind of radar installed.
I pick up on the second ring.
“Hey, you.”
“Hey baby.” She replies. “How’d it go with the PT guy?”
“Good. Really good, actually.” I lean back against the headboard, stretching my leg
