Jaime was so relieved testing was over he hardly noticed another person join them at the bar. Sarah greeted her friend Erica at Chummy’s with a big hug and the two started gabbing.
When they settled into the semi-circular table, Jaime found himself between Sarah and Erica, with Randy and Tyler on the ends. Doing the math, Jaime quickly realized he was the odd man out. He made small talk and watched Erica flirt with Tyler, all the while biting the inside of his cheek.
“I didn’t know she was coming,” Tyler said when they were finally alone.
Jaime knew he had no right to feel jealous but that didn’t stop the sour taste from lingering in his mouth. Tyler scooted around the table and sat next to Jaime.
“I couldn’t say no to going for drinks,” Tyler said while playing with the beer coaster o
