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I could take or leave Colin, who’s in Chicago now. I’m not giving up Vegas, though—something I made clear when Colin moved away.
But now that my first crush is moving to town?
Even more of a reason to stay in this city that’s become a part of my heart.
Maybe even more of a reason to break up with Colin, too.
Stat.
Chapter 3: Ava Maxwell
Everything is Easier When You’re Drunk
Everything is easier when you’re drunk. Except actually dialing the phone.
I have to be at work in six hours, I’ve had two too many vodka drinks, and I’m trying to pull up Colin’s number. It’s not going well.
Kelly is next to me, giggling as she crunches on a Dorito. Cool Ranch, by the way.
I stab at my phone, and then I close one eye and squint with the other in order to focus. I pull up my favorites and click on Colin’s name, and then I flash my phone at Kelly.
“Ava?”
Kelly points at the phone. “He answered,” she whispers.
“Are you with Kelly?” he grumbles, and oops, I definitely woke him up.
“Of course I’m with Kelly,” I say, and I sound exasperated even to myself.
“Why are you calling me so late?”
Honestly because I’m finally drunk enough to admit the truth. But also…time zones. I forgot about time zones. I’m in Vegas, where it’s only midnight. He’s in Chicago where it’s...two hours later than that.
“Because I have to say this while I have the courage,” I slur.
“Say what?” he asks, confused.
“That I’m tired of coming in second to your cob,” I blurt.
Shit.
I meant to say job, and I started to say career, and somehow they gelled into one word, and this isn’t quite the breakup call I meant to make.
“My cob? What are you talking about?”
“I deserve some attention, Colin,” I say, plowing forward despite the blunder. “I deserve someone who wants to be with me more than they want to be at the worfice.”
“The worfice?”
Dammit. I did it again. Work plus the office…ugh.
“The office,” I say, emphasizing the start of the word.
Kelly starts to giggle, but she’s trying to hold it in so Colin doesn’t hear, and her whole face is turning bright red as she silently quakes with laughter.
I force myself not to laugh as I turn away from her.
Maybe everything is not easier when I’m drunk.
