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“He told Sam he shouldn't date me because I'm Austin's sister.”
“That arsehole!”
“Exactly.”
“You want me to talk to him for you?” Kara asks.
“No. I think I want to talk to Austin and get him to speak with Dylan, since Dylan's gotten it into his head that my brother gets to call the shots on my dating life from two states away.”
“Can we at least finish our drinks?” Danni asks.
“Of course,” I say, picking up mine.
“So...” Kara starts after a short pause. “You asked out the bartender?”
I nod, causing Kara to grin. “You're taking a timeout?”
“I am. You guys were right.”
And the fact Dylan thinks I'm so boring I should stick to boring men...it was a kick in the gut.
“I haven't been happy for a long time and it's time to change that. Otherwise, I might keep on scaring off men. Right, Danni?”
“Exactly.”
“Yay,” Tori says, clapping, before raising her glass again. “To you having the time of your life.”
“I'll drink to that,” I say.
“We all will,” Kara says, raising her glass.
“Cheers,” the four of us shout in unison.
4
Claire
“Sis?” Austin croaks in my ear as he answers the phone.
“You were still sleeping, weren't you? I'm sorry.”
I'd hoped waiting until my lunchbreak to call my brother would guarantee not waking him.
“Don't worry about it. What's the time?” There is a pause. And then, “Ah, fuck. It's late. I should have gotten up ages ago.”
“You only get one day off a week. You should enjoy it.”
“Agreed. Which is why I don't want to sleep it away. What's up?” Austin asks, almost as if he can see me pacing in front of the bank and chewing my nails. “Is everything okay?”
“Have you spoken to Dylan lately?”
“No. Why? What's he done? Broken his arm again? His leg? God, tell me he hasn't been racing the bike again.”
“No, he's...well. I saw him last night. Kara and I went to Brody's.”
“You and Kara?”
I roll my eyes at my brother’s obsession with my best friend. “Concentrate, Austin.”
