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“No, I totally do not. It’s just too much excitement.”
I chuckle. “All right. I’ll see you at six o’clock sharp. Dress nicely. I’m taking you to the Fortnight.”
“Oh my God, that’s so funny. I was just thinking about that place.”
“Were you?”
“Yeah, I was out with this new friend of mine, and he?—”
“He?”
“Yeah, he’s just a friend. He helped me make up some biology labs?—”
“Sounds like a date to me, Maddie.”
“Oh, no, it wasn’t.” She pauses. “Although I think he thought it was.”
“Oh my God… Did he try anything?”
“Just a kiss.”
Fury consumes me. The jealousy. It’s like a green madness has overcome me.
“Maddie…”
“He’s just a friend. I promise. I made it very clear when he tried to kiss me that I was seeing someone else. We ended up talking until one a.m. in the dorm lounge, and I actually helped him with?—”
A fist of darkness closes around my heart. “Maybe we shouldn’t go out tomorrow.”
“Dave, don’t be like that.”
“If you’re going out with other guys…”
“I told you, I’m not. Let’s just talk tomorrow, okay? I have so much great news.”
I take a deep breath and remind myself that I’m not that guy.
“Yeah, you’re right. I’m sorry. I’m just a little on edge. With Uncle Joe and everything with my family. And Pat Lamone is my damned cousin.”
All that plus I haven’t even told Maddie I’m about to switch careers. Damn.
“I understand. I can’t wait to see you, Dave.”
“Yeah. Six sharp, Maddie.”
I end the call, wanting to say I love you.
But she hasn’t said it back to me yet, so I don’t.
I don’t think she’s lying to me. The guy may have thought it was a date, and maybe she didn’t. Or maybe she did think it was a date and?—
I shake my head quickly to clear it. I can’t go there right now. Too much on my mind, and I don’t want anything to ruin tomorrow with Maddie.
Dad and I have been going over lots of documentation, getting the ownership all transferred.
I’m heading into town now to see Donny at his office as the city attorney. He’ll help me get everything recorded accurately.
And then…
