They’d brought Ben his burger right as the tow truck pulled up. While they’d offered to stay to make sure everything went okay, he’d insisted they go. They said their goodbyes and decided to head back to Holly’s apartment.
“What do you mean?” Holly stopped to fish her keys out of her purse. She knew exactly what Tessa meant. She just wasn’t sure how to answer the question. She had Jared, and he was doing all the right things now. And even her sister had said it was okay to think another guy was cute. It’s not like she was going to go after him or anything. Besides, even if there were no Jared, Ben was already in a relationship.
“I told you,” Holly said, as she and Tessa got into the car, “we’ve known each other since high school. Besides, he’s Max’s cousin. I guess that makes us family.”
“Not really. I mean, not in a your DNA could mix and your babies would have three arms sense.”
“How did we jump to making babies with him all of a sudden?”
“It was the way he was staring at you, Hol. I don’t know, like he was sizing you up or something. And not in an I’m your cousin way. It was more romantic.”
“Don’t be ridiculous. He has a girlfriend.”
“He does? She wasn’t at the wedding, was she? If I remember correctly, you and Ben danced—slow danced.”
“We did, and she wasn’t. She was away on a business trip, but that doesn’t mean anything. Jared wasn’t there either. Well he was, but he wasn’t. You know.”
“And why wasn’t she here tonight? Helping him when his car broke down? You would have come in a second if Jared’s car had broken down.”
“Jared doesn’t have a car,” Holly reminded her. “He takes the bus most of the time.”
“I mean if he borrowed yours. Which he does a lot, by the way, when you’re not using it. And your car isn’t much better than Ben’s, no offense.”
“Thanks, I think,” Holly said, scanning the interior of her car. It was old, yes, but reliable. She’d bought it used when she was in college, and so far, it had been fine.
“My point is, if Jared was driving your car, and it had broken down, you would have figured out a way to get here to help … and not just because it’s your car.”
Her sister was right. She would have been there for Jared. Why wasn’t Michelle here helping Ben? Hadn’t he said she didn’t travel much?
“I don’t know. He mentioned she’s an executive or something. She probably couldn’t get out of work, or maybe he didn’t call her. Anyway, it’s really none of our business.”
Holly watched as the driver finished hitching Ben’s car up to the tow bar. When they climbed into the cab of the truck, she started her engine and headed in the opposite direction.
“Do you believe in fate?” Tessa asked.
“I don’t know, why?”
“I think it’s odd, that’s all. I mean, what are the chances of running into Ben again after all these years—first at Ava’s wedding, then again tonight right as we’re leaving the bar. I feel like the universe is trying to tell you something. There was no mistaking the way Ben was looking at you. Trust me.”
“It’s a small town. We were bound to meet again eventually. I don’t think fate, or the universe, had anything to do with it. Besides, if the universe was so interested in reuniting us, why would they give him a girlfriend and me a boyfriend? A boyfriend, who by the way, after three years finally wants to have a committed relationship.”
Tessa looked over to her sister with a stunned expression. “Are you saying Jared proposed? Why didn’t you tell me?” she demanded.
“No, not that,” Holly said. “At least not yet, but he’s so devoted to our relationship right now. Things between us have never been better. Plus, he’s been talking about a big surprise, and you know, my birthday is coming up in a couple of months.” She felt like a schoolgirl the way she was gushing, but she couldn’t help it. Everything she dreamed
“What do you mean?” Holly stopped to fish her keys out of her purse. She knew exactly what Tessa meant. She just wasn’t sure how to answer the question. She had Jared, and he was doing all the right things now. And even her sister had said it was okay to think another guy was cute. It’s not like she was going to go after him or anything. Besides, even if there were no Jared, Ben was already in a relationship.
“I told you,” Holly said, as she and Tessa got into the car, “we’ve known each other since high school. Besides, he’s Max’s cousin. I guess that makes us family.”
“Not really. I mean, not in a your DNA could mix and your babies would have three arms sense.”
“How did we jump to making babies with him all of a sudden?”
“It was the way he was staring at you, Hol. I don’t know, like he was sizing you up or something. And not in an I’m your cousin way. It was more romantic.”
“Don’t be ridiculous. He has a girlfriend.”
“He does? She wasn’t at the wedding, was she? If I remember correctly, you and Ben danced—slow danced.”
“We did, and she wasn’t. She was away on a business trip, but that doesn’t mean anything. Jared wasn’t there either. Well he was, but he wasn’t. You know.”
“And why wasn’t she here tonight? Helping him when his car broke down? You would have come in a second if Jared’s car had broken down.”
“Jared doesn’t have a car,” Holly reminded her. “He takes the bus most of the time.”
“I mean if he borrowed yours. Which he does a lot, by the way, when you’re not using it. And your car isn’t much better than Ben’s, no offense.”
“Thanks, I think,” Holly said, scanning the interior of her car. It was old, yes, but reliable. She’d bought it used when she was in college, and so far, it had been fine.
“My point is, if Jared was driving your car, and it had broken down, you would have figured out a way to get here to help … and not just because it’s your car.”
Her sister was right. She would have been there for Jared. Why wasn’t Michelle here helping Ben? Hadn’t he said she didn’t travel much?
“I don’t know. He mentioned she’s an executive or something. She probably couldn’t get out of work, or maybe he didn’t call her. Anyway, it’s really none of our business.”
Holly watched as the driver finished hitching Ben’s car up to the tow bar. When they climbed into the cab of the truck, she started her engine and headed in the opposite direction.
“Do you believe in fate?” Tessa asked.
“I don’t know, why?”
“I think it’s odd, that’s all. I mean, what are the chances of running into Ben again after all these years—first at Ava’s wedding, then again tonight right as we’re leaving the bar. I feel like the universe is trying to tell you something. There was no mistaking the way Ben was looking at you. Trust me.”
“It’s a small town. We were bound to meet again eventually. I don’t think fate, or the universe, had anything to do with it. Besides, if the universe was so interested in reuniting us, why would they give him a girlfriend and me a boyfriend? A boyfriend, who by the way, after three years finally wants to have a committed relationship.”
Tessa looked over to her sister with a stunned expression. “Are you saying Jared proposed? Why didn’t you tell me?” she demanded.
“No, not that,” Holly said. “At least not yet, but he’s so devoted to our relationship right now. Things between us have never been better. Plus, he’s been talking about a big surprise, and you know, my birthday is coming up in a couple of months.” She felt like a schoolgirl the way she was gushing, but she couldn’t help it. Everything she dreamed
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