Page 21 of Perfect Enough
My mother and I stared at Chloe as she pulled out her phone.
Quickly standing, I asked, “What are you doing?”
“Telling everyone you’re dating Josh Shaw!”
“Chloe, don’t do that! We’ve only been on a couple dates; please don’t ruin this for me.”
That threw water on the fire that was Chloe’s excitement. She instantly deflated and put her phone back in her purse. “That’s fair. I’ll wait a bit longer.”
Relaxing back into my chair, I said, “Thank you.”
Mom stood, smoothed out her skirt, and then checked her perfect bun. “I’ve got lunch plans that I’m now running late for. You girls have a good day. And, Sophia, don’t forget to tell Julie’s mother that she hasn’t paid for this month yet.”
“I will, Mom.”
Once my mother left the office, Chloe got up, shut the door and faced me. A wide smile grew across her face as she asked, “What’s the sex like?”
I groaned and dropped my head to my desk, wishing a big hole would open beneath my chair and swallow me up.
Chapter Five
JOSH
I set the bowl of popcorn on the coffee table and turned on my TV. After pulling up a movie, I dropped down onto the sofa.
“Finally,” I sighed as I closed my eyes and relaxed. It had been one hell of a day today, and I was glad to put it behind me. Nathan had been bugging me to tell him who I was texting, and when I finally told him it was a girl I’d been talking to, he announced to the whole damn family that I was dating someone. It took me nearly an hour to convince my mother it was just a friend and nothing more.
Speaking of Sophia, I reached for my phone and pulled up our texts. The last I’d heard from her, she was panicking about telling her mother about me. Well, the nonexistent-boyfriend me, anyway.
Me: You never told me what color your hair is.
I set my phone beside me on the sofa and hit the play button. A few moments later, the text alert came through, and I picked up my phone to see if it was Soph. I grinned and tried to ignore the way my heartbeat kicked up a few beats.
Sophia: I have brown hair and brown eyes. Boring.
I smiled.
Me: I bet they’re not boring at all. By the way, how did things go?
Sophia: I have a feeling my mother doesn’t believe me, and my best friend asked how the sex was.
A bark of laughter slipped free, causing the popcorn to fly out of my mouth.
Me: I hope you told her I was the best you’ve ever had.
Sophia: LOL! Sorry to tell you, but I told her that hasn’t happened.
Me: Well, if you have to give us some make-believe sex, I HOPE I’m the best you’ve ever had.
Sophia: I’m hoping it won’t go that far. But just in case, what’s your favorite position and would you be down for anal?
Choking on my food, I sat up, grabbed my water, and took a quick drink.
Sophia: Josh…I’m kidding. Where did you go?
Me: Recovering after nearly dying from the popcorn I choked on.
Sophia. SORRY! I was trying to make a joke. I promise I would never share anything…not that there IS anything to share.