I laughed and nodded my head. “Yeah, it was.”
“I think we are going to have to FaceTime more often.” She raised her eyebrows.
“I miss you, Lex.”
She closed her eyes and whispered, “I miss you, too, Will. When can you try to come to Austin again?”
“After tonight? Next weekend!”
Lex giggled and looked away. I heard the door open and saw Lex smile at someone.
“Hey, Grace.”
“Hey, bitch. Who are you talking to?”
Lex looked back at me. “Will.”
Grace dropped down on the bed next to Lex. “Hey, William. Um…why aren’t you here?”
“Truck broke down.”
Grace’s smile disappeared. “Where is Luke?”
I let out a sigh. “Port Aransas with Abigail.”
Grace made a funny face. “Who is Abigail?”
I shook my head. “A friend of his.”
Grace raised her eyebrows. “Huh. So, is she a friend-friend or a friend-friend?”
Shit. Luke is gonna kill me. “A friend with benefits.”
“Bastard,” Lex and Grace said at the same time.
“Does Libby know about her?” Lex asked.
“Uh…she does now since I slipped tonight and said something about Luke being with Abigail.”
Grace shook her head. “Damn men.” She got up and walked away.
I heard Grace say in the background, “Lex, you can go to the party with me, if you want.”
Lex frowned and then attempted to smile.
“I’m so sorry, Lex. I’ll come next weekend, I swear.”
“Promise?”
I smiled softly. “I promise, baby. Why don’t you go with Grace to the party? Go have fun. Isn’t this what your dad wanted? For you to experience life at UT?”
She rolled her eyes and sighed. “Grace and I both hate it here and wish our parents hadn’t talked us into not bringing at least one car this semester.” She shook her head. “I don’t like it, Will. I want to be with you.”
My heart physically hurt from hearing her say that she hated UT. “We’ll be together next weekend, Lex. Now, go get ready and have fun tonight. Call me when you get back to your dorm, okay?”
She nodded her head. “The party is here in the building, so it shouldn’t be that bad. It’s someone’s birthday, and his friends are having it in the commons area.”
“Perfect! That