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Burnett walked in. “I said send me the names—”
His gaze flipped from Chase to Della. “What’s wrong?”
“Nothing,” they both said in unison and then the sound of two hearts skipping beats sounded.
Burnett just raised a brow. “Okay. But can you please give me the names of the stores that sell this high-priced tennis shoe?”
“I sent it.” Della walked to her computer. Where she saw it hadn’t gone out. “I’m sending it, now.”
Della heard some more footsteps moving down the path outside. Then Miranda’s voice echoed.
Burnett turned and walked out.
Kylie and Miranda walked in.
Everyone just looked at everyone and it just got more awkward.
Then Kylie and Miranda shrugged at each other as if agreeing something wasn’t right.
Hell, no, it wasn’t right.
“Uh, well, I guess I’ll see you in the morning,” Chase said to Della. “At seven?”
“Goodbye,” she snapped, her chest so tight it felt like her heart might crack.
She waited until he was out of earshot and then she turned to her two best friends, who stood there waiting patiently for an explanation.
An explanation that they were not going to get.
“I’m going to bed. I don’t want to commiserate. I don’t want a diet soda. I don’t want to explain what just happened, or why it feels like the awkward fairy just came down here and pissed all over the room.”
She’d almost reached her door when Miranda spoke up.
“But I wanted to ask you about Perry. Did you talk to him tonight? Do you still think I should go out with Shawn? Can’t we just talk about it?”
Her voice was just pathetic enough to send Della over the emotional edge. She swung around. All the guilt she’d felt when she’d spoken to Perry earlier came bubbling back up inside her.
“Yes, I talked to him, and no!”
“No what?” Miranda asked.
“No, I’m not gonna talk about it. As a matter of fact, I’m sorry I ever gave you any advice about Perry or Shawn. Don’t listen to me. Never listen to me! Never! Never! Never!” She moved her arms up and down, feeling as if she looked like a bird trying to fly, but she couldn’t stop herself.
