Girl Time

Harley

I hadn’t wanted to leave Rick’s place on Sunday afternoon. He was still hurt, with a messed-up side and a headache, but he assured me he was just fine and that I couldn’t cancel the plans I’d made to go for dinner and drinks with Charlie and Laina that evening.

So, after some vigorous sex in his bed and then more in the shower, he dropped me and my registration equipment at my apartment so I could get ready.

Now I was running around like a chicken with my head cut off, trying to find my favorite cardigan. Laina and Charlie were waiting for me outside. Laina had offered to drive, and Charlie and I had jumped at the offer. I was holding us up.

I gave up hunting for my sweater and opted for a cropped denim jacket to pair with my black leggings, white sneakers, and gray V-neck. I shook out my curls one last time, slapped on some lip gloss, and left my place to rush down the stairs and out across the grass to meet them in Laina’s car.

I slid into the backseat.

“Took you long enough,