Chapter 4
MelaniePete’s text came through and a small smile broke across my lips. My head still ached from last night, but his text was a nice diversion. I found myself smiling as I reread it. He was so cute.
“What are you smiling about over there?” Delilah called across the gym. An elliptical sat unused between us as she started walking on the treadmill. The belt slowly rolled as she watched me from the corner of her eye.
“It’s nothing.” My elliptical became very interesting. I glanced around the gym, but no one paid us any mind.
“It’s either a text from Pete or Vance. Neither one is good for you. I thought you were going to focus on yourself.” Her breath came out in short pants as she picked up her pace.
“It could be my mother.” The footplates slowly moved around and the handles sli
