Page 54 of Perfect Enough
“Chloe?”
“He’s there right now, and you’ve takenthislong to figure out what to wear? He’s going to think you went to poop.”
Walking toward my bed, I stopped. “I’m sorry,what?”
“You’ve been on the phone with me for…almost nine minutes. Any normal woman would run to her room, change, and return to him in less than five minutes.”
“That is the stupidest thing ever. I cannot believe that’s where your mind went. Pooping? Really, Chloe?”
I put the phone on speaker, slipped the shirt over my head, and pulled on my jeans. Meanwhile, Chloe continued trying to justify why Josh would assume I went to the bathroom.
“You stayed at his place last night, so you couldn’t go there. It only makes sense you would go now.”
I went to button my jeans and paused. “Now I have to go to the bathroom, Chloe!”
“You do not. Take a few deep breaths, you’ll be fine.”
Glancing over my shoulder to the bathroom connected to my bedroom, I sighed. “If this ends badly, you’re to blame.”
“And I’ll take all the blame gladly. Get off the phone with me and go have fun!”
“Okay. Love you! Bye!”
“Call me when you get home.”
I hit End and quickly made my way to the living room. Josh wasn’t there.
“Josh?”
Turning, I caught sight of him on the balcony. As I moved closer, I saw him on the phone and stopped. Should I go out and interrupt him or stay in the living room, act like I’ve been waiting on him?
“That’s stupid, Soph; you don’t know how long he’s been out there.”
I decided to head to the kitchen and pack some treats. I had no idea what we’d be doing besides riding horses, and I liked to be prepared, food-wise.
After a few minutes, I heard the sliding-glass door open, and I glanced over my shoulder to see Josh walking in.
“Is everything okay?” I asked as I pulled out a cutting board and chopped some fruit.
“Yeah, I’m sorry if you’ve been waiting on me.”
I sighed in relief and smiled. “No, it took me forever to get changed. Chloe called and, well…yeah.”
He nodded and walked up to the small island in my kitchen. “I was talking to my cousin. I wanted to find out what horses they had up in the main barn. It’ll be easier to just ride out from there.”
“Oh. Sounds good. But you look…worried, maybe?”
He frowned slightly. “My grandfather isn’t feeling well, and my uncle Brock is taking him to the doctor.”
“Josh, if you need to be with your family, I don’t mind pushing off today.”
“Thank you for offering, but Blayze said it wasn’t serious and for me not to cancel our first date.”
Studying him for a moment to make sure he was okay, I finally nodded. “I hope you don’t mind if I bring a little snack.”
He raised his brows. “Don’t tell me you’re the type to get hangry if you go too long without food.”
My hand went to my chest, and I gasped. “Me? Hangry? Never!”