she getting here?” Micah asked again. Adam wanted to slap the smirk off Micah's face , but it was amusing to see his spirits lifted, even at Adam's expense.
“Dude, why do you think I'm going to get lunch?” Adam laughed. “We're going to meet there for a few minutes and then she'll be over. You can't say a fucking word to anyone, Micah. I'm serious.”
Micah held up his hands in surrender, “Easy there, Buttercup. I told you your secret's safe with me. But you'd better get a grip or everyone's gonna know anyway as soon as you get back.”
Adam grabbed his keys off the counter and turned to the door. He hated it when Micah was right almost as much as he hated feeling like a giddy little girl. No, he hated Micah being right more.
“Hey Adam,” Micah called from the front door as Adam bounded across the lawn, “She's a good girl. Take care of her.”
“I plan to,” Adam sighed ducking into the driver's seat.
***
Being back in Brooklyn for the first time in years was nerve-wracking. It shouldn't be since this always would be home, but it was. Of course, part of that had to do with the gorgeous blue-eyed man walking across the parking lot as Carly leaned against her rental car, wringing her hands.
“Hey Peanut,” Adam said wrapping both arms tightly around Carly's waist. She looked around nervously, trying to make sure no one spotted them together. She knew if someone saw them, word would reach Julia before they could get to her house, and that was something Carly desperately wanted to avoid.
“Miss me much?” She laughed, placing a kiss on his cheek. It was nowhere near what she wanted to do , but it was as far she was willing to go in public.
Adam nodded. “Only every day. Let's go get lunch and head back to the house before they send a search party after me.”
They walked across the empty parking lot where they'd met at Subtown, bumping shoulders and poking one another along the way. To anyone passing by, it would look like two friends enjoying each other's company rather than lovers who were trying to play it cool.
By the time they walked back to the cars, Carly regretted her insistence that they keep their relationship a secret from everyone. It was going to be hard to live a lie when they were in public. Plus, they were adults. Why should it matter? Wouldn't their friends be happy that they'd found one another, and they were happy?
There were two things stopping Carly from telling Adam she'd changed her mind.
First, she wasn't going to turn into the girl who waffled on her decisions. Carly always stuck by what she said, whether it was right or wrong. To keep flip-flopping back and forth on something so significant would make Adam feel like she was unsure of everything.
Second, she wasn't going to risk a Julia meltdown if she found out. Julia had always been the most emotional of the trio of friends , and she'd been through a world of shit since coming back to Wisconsin. Yes, there was the off chance that she would be happy for them, and it would take her mind off things, but that would be out of character for Julia.
No, they'd just have to find a way to get through the next few days stealing moments when they could get away from everyone. If she could find a way to make it work, maybe she'd stay at Adam's instead of at Gran's so she could still have the nights with her man.
“How's Jules holding up?” Carly felt like a crap friend for not asking sooner. She couldn't imagine what Julia was feeling.
Adam shrugged. “She's holding up, I guess. We talked for a while this morning , and she's trying to downplay everything. I know that's crap because her eyes kept darting around like she was waiting for someone to jump out of the bushes.”
“I don't blame her. Are you sure we should go to the dance tonight?” The annual all-class reunion street dance was the entire reason Carly had come home. She didn't want to miss it , but she would do whatever was best for her friend.
“Honestly, I
“Dude, why do you think I'm going to get lunch?” Adam laughed. “We're going to meet there for a few minutes and then she'll be over. You can't say a fucking word to anyone, Micah. I'm serious.”
Micah held up his hands in surrender, “Easy there, Buttercup. I told you your secret's safe with me. But you'd better get a grip or everyone's gonna know anyway as soon as you get back.”
Adam grabbed his keys off the counter and turned to the door. He hated it when Micah was right almost as much as he hated feeling like a giddy little girl. No, he hated Micah being right more.
“Hey Adam,” Micah called from the front door as Adam bounded across the lawn, “She's a good girl. Take care of her.”
“I plan to,” Adam sighed ducking into the driver's seat.
***
Being back in Brooklyn for the first time in years was nerve-wracking. It shouldn't be since this always would be home, but it was. Of course, part of that had to do with the gorgeous blue-eyed man walking across the parking lot as Carly leaned against her rental car, wringing her hands.
“Hey Peanut,” Adam said wrapping both arms tightly around Carly's waist. She looked around nervously, trying to make sure no one spotted them together. She knew if someone saw them, word would reach Julia before they could get to her house, and that was something Carly desperately wanted to avoid.
“Miss me much?” She laughed, placing a kiss on his cheek. It was nowhere near what she wanted to do , but it was as far she was willing to go in public.
Adam nodded. “Only every day. Let's go get lunch and head back to the house before they send a search party after me.”
They walked across the empty parking lot where they'd met at Subtown, bumping shoulders and poking one another along the way. To anyone passing by, it would look like two friends enjoying each other's company rather than lovers who were trying to play it cool.
By the time they walked back to the cars, Carly regretted her insistence that they keep their relationship a secret from everyone. It was going to be hard to live a lie when they were in public. Plus, they were adults. Why should it matter? Wouldn't their friends be happy that they'd found one another, and they were happy?
There were two things stopping Carly from telling Adam she'd changed her mind.
First, she wasn't going to turn into the girl who waffled on her decisions. Carly always stuck by what she said, whether it was right or wrong. To keep flip-flopping back and forth on something so significant would make Adam feel like she was unsure of everything.
Second, she wasn't going to risk a Julia meltdown if she found out. Julia had always been the most emotional of the trio of friends , and she'd been through a world of shit since coming back to Wisconsin. Yes, there was the off chance that she would be happy for them, and it would take her mind off things, but that would be out of character for Julia.
No, they'd just have to find a way to get through the next few days stealing moments when they could get away from everyone. If she could find a way to make it work, maybe she'd stay at Adam's instead of at Gran's so she could still have the nights with her man.
“How's Jules holding up?” Carly felt like a crap friend for not asking sooner. She couldn't imagine what Julia was feeling.
Adam shrugged. “She's holding up, I guess. We talked for a while this morning , and she's trying to downplay everything. I know that's crap because her eyes kept darting around like she was waiting for someone to jump out of the bushes.”
“I don't blame her. Are you sure we should go to the dance tonight?” The annual all-class reunion street dance was the entire reason Carly had come home. She didn't want to miss it , but she would do whatever was best for her friend.
“Honestly, I
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