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have to hear you.”
    I want to laugh now , but I get the feeling she’d take offense to that. “Just pretend I’m the voicemail. I won’t laugh, promise. Here, I’ll even do the beep. Beeeeeeeeeep.”
    “Okay, that’s so stupid. That’s not going to work.”
    But I don’t answer. I just wait.
    “I’m serious, Angel. I’m not going to do it.”
    I still stay quiet.
    “Ugh, fine! Here goes.” She clears her throat and I hear paper being un-crumpled in her hand. “Hi, Angel. It’s Addison. Well, Bam Bam. You probably don’t know who Addison is – that’s in my notes by the way – Anyway, I was just calling to let you know that I accidentally brought home one of your plates. Apparently, it was hidden under the last of the brownies I snuck into your kitchen for and stole when I said I was running back in to grab my phone right before I left. I’m a big fat liar. And you’re a dumbass because I was holding my phone in my hand when I came up with that excuse. Anyway, sorry about the plate. I’ll bring it back tomorrow when I come over to go shopping. The brownies, well, those I’m afraid you’ll have to learn to live without. Okay. That’s it. Bye.”
    Then the line goes dead and I’m left sitting here in my bed, smiling like a dumbass.

Chapter 4
    “W here are you going?” Ava actually stopped midstep upon discovering me in the kitchen.
    “Angel’s.” Considering the topic, I’m going with a less is more approach.
    “Why? You got me everything I needed yesterday.” She comes all the way into the kitchen and heads straight for the coffee maker. I hand her the Nutella after she refills her cup. She makes a face and whimpers, “I miss Hudson.”
    “When are they supposed to get back?” I’m fully prepared to take this new topic of conversation and run with it.
    “Not for another two weeks. But never mind that. What are you doing over at Angel’s today?”
    Dammit .
    “I kind of agreed to take him furniture shopping.”
    Ava’s never been good at keeping her thoughts to herself. Even when she doesn’t say them out loud, which is rare, they’re spelled out all over her face. At this very moment she’s thinking this is the dumbest idea she’s ever heard. For a multitude of reasons.
    “That’s the stupidest idea I’ve heard in a long time. For an ungodly amount of reasons.” She’s so against this she’s not even drinking her coffee. Like she’s on strike or something.
    “Eda, it’s not that big of a deal. I just couldn’t help but notice how half of his house is filled with boxes while the other half is empty. And, after I opened my big mouth about it, I really had no choice but to back it up.” I shrug. It’s that simple. Really.
    “That is such bullshit and you know it.”
    I take my cup and walk around the large island to put more distance between us. Because this will somehow make it harder for Ava to see right through me. “It is not bullshit. It’s the truth. Besides, you should be happy. You wanted me to get out of the house. Do something.”
    “Yeah, do something .” Her eyes bug out dramatically. “Not, do Angel .”
    “Do you hear yourself right now? Because you sound ridiculous. Fine, I make bad choices...a lot of them. But I’m not stupid enough, or a big enough glutton for punishment, to chase after another guy who will never care about me the way I care about him. So, yes, I’m going to help Angel buy some furniture. And I’m going to have fun doing it. And, I may even encourage him to take off his shirt if there’s any heavy lifting to be done, but seriously, Eda, what girl in their right mind wouldn’t?!”
    Finally, the suspicion fades and something new, only slightly less insulting takes over. “We’re not talking about any girl in her right mind. We’re talking about you.”
    “Ha ha.” I reach for an apple from the fruit bowl. The bats doing summersaults in my stomach probably won’t let me eat anything, but for appearance sake, I’m going