“No, no. It’s not my mom. We’re fine.”
“Then what is it? Talk to me. Is something wrong?”
“No,” I lied. “I just want you to be okay. I care about you. Is it so wrong that I care about you, Asher?”
His voice cracked slightly. “ No. And you know that's not what this is about... Because it feels like I’m the only one excited about this.”
I didn’t respond fast enough.
“When you started acting this way last time, it was about the s*x. But that’s not even a thing anymore. So what is it now?”
“No, it’s not that,” I whispered. I swallowed, forcing a brighter tone into my voice. “I’m really excited to see you, Asher. I miss you. More than anything. You don’t know how much I care about you. I just…”
“I am okay,” he said, more gently now. “And our engagement is just around the corner. Nobody’
