I Never Planned on You (I Never 1)

DANI: Yep! Aren’t you so lucky to have both me and Zach to deal with.

If only she knew how lucky I felt.

DANI: Do you have plans tonight?

ME: I’m meeting Lauren and Kate at Momento for dinner.

DANI: Oh. Cool. Well, have fun.

ME: I mean since you don’t have any plans, you could join us.

DANI: Do you want me to join you?

ME: Do you want to join us?

DANI: Is there an echo in here?

ME: Echo! Echo! Echo!

DANI: Asshole.

DANI: About dinner. Idk. I don’t want to intrude on your family bonding time.

ME: It’s totally fine.

ME: I know from the stories you’ve heard, they can be a little…

DANI: Overwhelming?!

ME: Exactly. LOL. But they promised to be on their best behavior.

DANI: You already asked them?

ME: Yeah. It was actually their idea.

DANI: Oh…

Shit! Shit! Shit! Abort! Abort! Now she might think I don’t want her there.

ME: You don’t have to if you don’t want to. I just thought you’d might like a change of scenery for once and get out. And lucky for you I have TWO sisters, so you wouldn’t even be a third wheel.

DANI: I don’t know.

ME: No pressure. How about this, since I need to actually get back to work if I want to leave anytime soon – thank you Miss Distraction – but we are meeting at Momento on Lincoln at 630. If you want to join us, we would love to have you. If not, it’s ok and I’ll see you at home.

DANI: Ok.

That’s it, just okay? Well, it wasn’t a no, so maybe she will show up. I focus back on the paperwork on my desk, and when I look back up at my phone, I see that I have twenty minutes to get to the restaurant. Well, so much for knocking this pile out of the way. I gather up the stack and throw it in my bag, grab my phone and key, and head out the door.

Fifteen minutes later I’m being escorted to the table where my sisters are already waiting. Before I even have a chance to sit down, Kate rests her elbows on the table, propping her chin up on her balled-up fists. “So…”

Knowing that my silence is killing them both puts a devilish smirk on my face. Funny—do they know I don’t have an answer for them? Because I have no clue if she is going to be here. I look around the restaurant and don’t see her. I pull my phone out of my pocket and see no new texts from Dani, so I turn back to my sisters. “Well, I tried… I grabbed my balls as you said.”

Kate makes a face of disgust. “I said the bull’s balls, not yours.”

I laugh, knowing exactly what she had said. I just wanted to fuck with her. “Meh, tomato tomahto.”

Silence takes over the table while we decide what to order before the waitress comes. I look up from the menu and quickly glance over at the door.