“What time do you have to go back in?” Jay asked Mallory as we sat around outside.
“In about ten minutes.”
“Us too,” Riley added, referencing him and Nica. I had been shocked to see her outside in our spot when Jay and I first walked out. I tried not to let it show though, and took my usual spot against the half-wall. Nica was rarely a double, only occasionally picking up shifts when she was off from the bookstore. It made sense though that she was trying to make some extra money before she left for Orlando. She had been talking about her impending trip for days, her excitement almost infectious. It almost made me feel better about the fact I had lost her number. Almost.
I was regularly kicking myself for not noticing when it fell out of my pocket, or not just immediately putting it i
