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“Where’s it coming from? Outer Mongolia?” Stella asks.
I give them an awkward laugh. “Probably, knowing Gabriel.”
Stella squints her eyes and stares at me, and I pause. “Something is going on,” Stella says. “Look at her, Nat. She’s hiding something.”
Nat turns and stares at me, my cheeks blaze. “Oh. My. God. You’re right,” Nat says, turning in her chair and facing me. “Spill sister. Since when do we keep secrets from one another?”
I look between them and feel my shoulders sag.
“I knew it!” Stella says. “Our Leah’s been holding out on us. Does this have anything to do with your yummy boss man?”
My hands fly to my cheeks.
“It does,” they both squeal together, getting some sharp looks from some of the other tables.
“Shhh,” I hiss.
“Then you’d better spill the beans,” Stella whispers loudly as she and Nat lean forward.
I draw in a deep breath before letting the air whistle through my teeth.
“Maybe we should get out of here,” I say, not wanting to have this conversation overheard.
“That’s it.” Stella looks at the waiter, who has his gaze fixed on her and calls him over.
“Hi,” she says, giving him her best smile. “Can we change our order for one to go? Something has come up, and we need to leave.”
“Certainly, madam,” he says.
“It’s Miss,” she says, flicking her hair, making me choke on the water I’ve just swallowed.
Stella shoots me a glare as he walks away. “Some of us have to get it where we can,” she says, wagging her eyebrows.
Stella’s cute waiter returns in record time with our food and bill. We clear the bill and head out. Stella chuckles when she finds a handwritten note in the bag along with our food.
“Well, it looks like things may be moving out of the dry era,” she says, waving the note, making Nat and I groan.
“It’s okay for you two. You’re clearly getting some. Have some sympathy for Mr Rabbit. He’s been working overtime lately.”
“Too much info,” Nat says, covering her ears.
“Good for you.” I laugh, sliding my arm through my friends.
“Where to?” I ask, when we reach the taxi rank.
“Mine. My flatmate is away, so we have the freedom to talk and when I say talk, sister, you are spilling all the salacious details.”
I smile. Gabriel asked me whether I’d spoken to Stella or Nat about our relationship. He was surprised when I said no. He knows they are my friends and can be trusted. However, I wasn’t ready to share or jinx what we’ve started. Protecting my heart was the wiser choice.
A taxi drops us off outside Stella’s apartment block. I pay him off before heading upstairs.
“Nat, you grab the plates. Leah, you grab the glasses,” Stella says, heading towards the cutlery drawer.
We dish up our food in the kitchen and head to the sofa.
“Spill,” Stella says, taking a mouthful of her noodles.
“Fine,” I huff. “But what I tell you stays between us,” I say, only to be met with, really expressions from both my friends.
