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“Technically, it was ours,” David corrected Evan, putting an arm around Paige and pulling her close.
“—and you’re the one I gave up my concert ticket for—”
“What do you mean, you gave it up for me?” Paige asked, her ears perking up at hearing that.
“I mean, I gave it up …” Evan trailed off, catching David’s deer-in-the-headlights look. “Shit. I’m sorry.”
Paige looked up at David. “What did you do? I was under the impression something ‘came up’ and Evan could no longer go with you, but obviously that wasn’t true.”
“I … ” David cleared his throat, then started again. “I asked Dick to give me his concert ticket so I could take you, instead.”
“The ticket he gave me as a birthday present, by the way,” Evan clarified.
Paige blinked at David for several seconds. “I can’t believe you did that,” she said slowly, equal parts appalled and touched by his actions. “Oh, my God.”
“I know it was an asshole move, but that night was a turning point for us, so it’s hard for me to have any real regrets.”
Turning to Evan, Paige asked, “Why did you give up your ticket for someone you didn’t even know?”
Evan paused before answering. “I didn’t want to, at first because … Barenaked Ladies. But then David said ‘Please’, and I figured he wouldn’t be asking if you didn’t mean something to him, so I gave it up for the greater good, so to speak. Or, what I was hoping would be the greater good. And … it was. So, no real regrets on my end, either.”
Silence descended over the three of them for a few moments, and then all of a sudden, Evan seemed to run out of steam. He slumped forward, resting his head in his hands. “Holy shit. What a night.”
Paige glanced at the clock on the wall to see what time it was, only to be shocked to find it was fifteen minutes past midnight. “Oh, my God. We missed the countdown to the new year.”
David saw she was right. “Shit, we did.”
“Who cares?” Evan’s voice was muffled. “You two rang it in earlier, remember?”
Chapter 71
PAIGE: You’re not going to believe this.
PAIGE: Because I don’t even believe it.
Paige re-read the two texts she’d just sent Jules, then quickly sent another.
PAIGE: Oh, and Happy New Year!
JULES: Happy New Year, to you, too!!!!!!!
JULES: What won’t I believe?
PAIGE: Do you remember me telling you about David’s friend, Dick?
JULES: Yes.
PAIGE: Well, Dick is actually … Evan.
JULES: As in, Evan the hot bartender from Three Amigos?
PAIGE: That’s the one.
JULES: You’re right. I don’t believe it.
PAIGE: It’s true. I met him last night. And, long story short, he heard David and me having sex right before we met.
JULES: Screw that ‘long story short’ bullshit.
