Page 28 of Perfect Enough
My phone pinged with a text notification. Chloe looked at it and said, “It’s Josh.”
I reached for the phone and took a deep breath through my nose. I held it for four seconds and then released it for four. I had Josh to thank for that little trick.
Swiping my finger across my phone, I read his text.
Josh: I am. Just got back from a call. What’s up?
Me: Would you be able to talk? On the phone.
Josh: Yeah, sure. Is everything okay, Soph?
“On my God, is that the cutest thing ever that he calls you Soph too?!”
Looking at Chloe, I asked, “Do you mind not reading over my shoulder?”
“Actually, I’m heavily invested in this now. I’m not going anywhere.”
A warning sound came from my mouth, and she eased back but still hovered, waiting.
Before I could reply, my phone rang, and Chloe and I both screamed.
“Answer it, Soph!” Chloe cried out. “Put it on speaker.”
I tapped the green circle and said, “Hi!”
“Hey, is everything okay?”
Chloe and I looked at each other and silently sighed. His voice was far from nasally sounding. He had a deep voice, but not too deep. It was one of those voices you hear in romance audiobooks that make your knees weak.
Chloe hit me on the arm.
“Yes! Sorry. Um, this is just weird,” I said with a chuckle.
“Your voice is as beautiful as you are.”
Chloe dropped to the floor, and I almost laughed.
“Your voice is very…um…”
“What?” Chloe whispered.
“Masculine.”
I closed my eyes as Chloe covered her face and groaned.
“Masculine? I don’t think anyone has ever told me that before.”
Another nervous bubble of laughter slipped free. “I’m sorry, Josh. You have a nice voice as well.”
“So, what’s up? I’m guessing it must be important if we’ve taken this next epic step in our friendship.”
“See!” I mouthed to Chloe. “Just friends!”
She rolled her eyes and pointed to the phone.
Clearing my throat, I said, “I have a huge favor to ask you, Josh. I mean, it’s a big one.”
He laughed, and I bit down on my lip. That laugh caused parts of my body to tingle that I hadn’t even known could tingle.