weight of her glare. It wasn’t like she was going to accept the invitation, but the last thing she needed was Teddy to speak for her. “Getting ready for Wimbledon, you know. We’ll catch up when we all come back.”
Amy stuck out her lower lip and slid her hand down Teddy’s arm, interlocking their fingers together. “No way. Dom said you had the rest of the day off at the end of our match and I know you, you’ve been packed for days. Come with us, please?”
That’s how she found herself at Deuce in the middle of the morning, listening to Amy wax poetic about how amazing it was in Palo Alto and how Stanford was everything she hoped it would be.
“I can’t believe you chose Duke, Ted. You would love Cali.”
“Wanted to be near family,” he said around a mouthful of eggs. He’d been stuffing his face with food since they sat down, letting Amy’s mouth run to her heart’s content and he hadn’t even glanced at Jasmine once since they sat down.
“Yeah, but your family isn’t going to be here. I mean, your mom and dad yes, but Penny and Jack are going to be all over the world and you’re going to be stuck here in North Carolina with all the little OBXers.”
“Duke is an amazing school and they have a great tennis team,” Jasmine cut in.
“You’ll have to come out and visit on breaks then.”
Teddy pulled his phone out, alerts popping out on his screen as he flicked his thumb over it. He flicked his eyes to Amy and then glanced quickly at the door. “I gotta go. Jack’s freaking out ‘cause I didn’t find my passport yet. See you guys later.”
He was up from the table before either of them could utter a word of protest.
“So you and Teddy, again?” Jasmine asked, before he’d even left the restaurant.
Amy was watching him leave. “There’s just something about that boy, you know? Like a magnet. His older brother too, but Jack wouldn’t go after his little bro’s ex, that much is obvious.”
“So you’re just hooking up with him because Jack’s not an option? Nice, Amy,” she said, unable to keep the bitterness out of her voice and she cringed as Amy’s eyes lit up.
“Oh my God, you guys did hook up, didn’t you?”
“About a month ago,” Jasmine mumbled, already sorry she said anything.
“Wow. I mean he mentioned that things got a little weird between you, but I didn’t realize. You don’t mind, do you? I mean, of course you don’t. He’s my ex-boyfriend. You probably should be asking me if I mind or apologizing. That’s a big no-no in the Girl Code, but whatever, I guess it’s over now since you’re clearly not together.”
“Clearly not,” Jasmine repeated. “We decided we’re better off as friends.”
“Both of you or just him?”
“Both of us,” she said quickly.
Amy’s eyes grew wide, but the small upward motion of her mouth betrayed her amusement. “Oh, you are upset, aren’t you? I’m sorry, Jazzy.”
“Don’t be. I’m not upset. You’re welcome to Teddy Harrison.”
The smile widened. “Good, because I have plans for him. Now let’s get down to business.”
“Business?”
“You really think I asked you to breakfast to talk about Teddy? Come on, Jazzy.”
“Could you not call me that?”
Amy laughed, waving her hand in the air dismissively. “Why? I’ve always called you that. Anyway, look, my coach wanted me to talk to you about coming to Stanford in the fall.”
Jasmine arched a brow and shook her head. “I don’t think that’s a good idea.”
“Why not? I know the college scouts have been circling and you haven’t gone pro yet for a reason, let’s be honest. You’re so not ready. You’d be great on our team. Think about it. Me and you, number one and two singles.”
“More like two and one,” she muttered and then shook her head. “If your coach is that interested, tell her to call my parents. They’re the ones handling all that crap.”
Amy grinned widely. “Awesome.”
“Yeah, awesome. Look, I’ve
Amy stuck out her lower lip and slid her hand down Teddy’s arm, interlocking their fingers together. “No way. Dom said you had the rest of the day off at the end of our match and I know you, you’ve been packed for days. Come with us, please?”
That’s how she found herself at Deuce in the middle of the morning, listening to Amy wax poetic about how amazing it was in Palo Alto and how Stanford was everything she hoped it would be.
“I can’t believe you chose Duke, Ted. You would love Cali.”
“Wanted to be near family,” he said around a mouthful of eggs. He’d been stuffing his face with food since they sat down, letting Amy’s mouth run to her heart’s content and he hadn’t even glanced at Jasmine once since they sat down.
“Yeah, but your family isn’t going to be here. I mean, your mom and dad yes, but Penny and Jack are going to be all over the world and you’re going to be stuck here in North Carolina with all the little OBXers.”
“Duke is an amazing school and they have a great tennis team,” Jasmine cut in.
“You’ll have to come out and visit on breaks then.”
Teddy pulled his phone out, alerts popping out on his screen as he flicked his thumb over it. He flicked his eyes to Amy and then glanced quickly at the door. “I gotta go. Jack’s freaking out ‘cause I didn’t find my passport yet. See you guys later.”
He was up from the table before either of them could utter a word of protest.
“So you and Teddy, again?” Jasmine asked, before he’d even left the restaurant.
Amy was watching him leave. “There’s just something about that boy, you know? Like a magnet. His older brother too, but Jack wouldn’t go after his little bro’s ex, that much is obvious.”
“So you’re just hooking up with him because Jack’s not an option? Nice, Amy,” she said, unable to keep the bitterness out of her voice and she cringed as Amy’s eyes lit up.
“Oh my God, you guys did hook up, didn’t you?”
“About a month ago,” Jasmine mumbled, already sorry she said anything.
“Wow. I mean he mentioned that things got a little weird between you, but I didn’t realize. You don’t mind, do you? I mean, of course you don’t. He’s my ex-boyfriend. You probably should be asking me if I mind or apologizing. That’s a big no-no in the Girl Code, but whatever, I guess it’s over now since you’re clearly not together.”
“Clearly not,” Jasmine repeated. “We decided we’re better off as friends.”
“Both of you or just him?”
“Both of us,” she said quickly.
Amy’s eyes grew wide, but the small upward motion of her mouth betrayed her amusement. “Oh, you are upset, aren’t you? I’m sorry, Jazzy.”
“Don’t be. I’m not upset. You’re welcome to Teddy Harrison.”
The smile widened. “Good, because I have plans for him. Now let’s get down to business.”
“Business?”
“You really think I asked you to breakfast to talk about Teddy? Come on, Jazzy.”
“Could you not call me that?”
Amy laughed, waving her hand in the air dismissively. “Why? I’ve always called you that. Anyway, look, my coach wanted me to talk to you about coming to Stanford in the fall.”
Jasmine arched a brow and shook her head. “I don’t think that’s a good idea.”
“Why not? I know the college scouts have been circling and you haven’t gone pro yet for a reason, let’s be honest. You’re so not ready. You’d be great on our team. Think about it. Me and you, number one and two singles.”
“More like two and one,” she muttered and then shook her head. “If your coach is that interested, tell her to call my parents. They’re the ones handling all that crap.”
Amy grinned widely. “Awesome.”
“Yeah, awesome. Look, I’ve
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