Page 76 of Perfect Enough
She shrugged. “I think about it sometimes. But I like sex and the no-strings-attached kind of thing too much.”
“You’d like Josh’s cousin, Nathan—Nate, I think he likes to be called. He’s of the same mindset as you, I believe.”
Chloe perked up. “Really? From what I remember of our internet search of Josh, he’s pretty cute.”
I nodded. “Cute doesn’t begin to describe him. And I don’t think Nate’s quite as handsome as Josh, but I’m biased. Nate can still make the heads turn.”
“We should do a double date. I’m running out of guys here in town.” When I blinked at her in surprise, she simply raised her brows. “What? I am.”
“You really should see someone about your addiction to sex.”
“You say that like it’s a bad thing.”
I couldn’t help but laugh.
The door to my office opened, and my mother poked her head in. “Oh, I’m sorry, girls. I didn’t realize you were in here, Chloe.”
“I was passing by on my way to the gym, so I thought I’d stop and say hi to Soph.”
“It’s good seeing you. Would you like to join us for dinner tonight?”
“Us?” I asked.
“Don’t you remember? I asked you last night if you were free for dinner this evening since I couldn’t make it last night.”
My eyes darted to Chloe, who shrugged. When I looked back at Mom, I hedged. “I thought I said I had to check to see if I had plans with Josh first.”
“And do you?” my mother asked.
“Um, actually, no.”
“Perfect,” she replied, looking at Chloe rather than me. “Dinner this evening after my last class then. Think about where you girls want to eat.”
She turned and headed out of my office, leaving the door open. Chloe got up and shut it once again. Giving me a look, she asked, “What wasthatall about?”
“I’m not sure. She’s been acting strange ever since the wedding.”
“Guess we’ll find out later. Back to Nathan…”
“No, Chloe. I am not setting you up with Josh’s cousin.”
She pouted. “You’re no fun at all, but fine. I get it. He’s your boyfriend’s family, so I’m sure you don’t want him to be devastated after he sleeps with me and finds out within seconds that I’m not interested.”
“Yeah, something like that.”
Chloe stood. “I’ve got some errands to run before the gym, then I need to head back home and do some work before dinner tonight. You’ll let me know where and what time?”
“As soon as she tells me, I’ll let you know. Want me to pick you up and we’ll drive together?”
“Sounds like a plan,” Chloe stated as she opened the door and waved to me. “Talk later!”
I focused on my computer and pulled up my email program to send out the weekly newsletter for the dance studio, when a new email caught my eye. It was actually the subject line.
I expect more.
“More of what?” I asked as I clicked it open.
Dear Ms. Montgomery,