Chapter 5
I went back to the gym the next day and managed not to see Brady at all. I tried to convince myself I was okay with that. He would break my heart if I let him in and I knew it, but he was nice to look at. He’d certainly fueled enough fantasies since I’d met him.
Tuesday evening I was feeling slighted by Brady after two ambushes then nothing. I pushed him out of my head and tried to look forward to girls’ night, even though I hadn’t made it back to READ to invite Riley.
My mom called while I was getting ready to go. “Hi, Mom,” I said into the phone without much enthusiasm.
“Samantha, I’m so glad I caught you before you went off to your little gathering.”
My mom made everything I did sound unimportant and ridiculous.
“What’s going on?”
“Brian and Heather are coming over Satu
