Chapter 23

“It’s just one date, and it was just one kiss, and…”

“And you like him, and he obviously likes you.” Charley poked him in the arm, her shoes squeaking on the linoleum as they crossed the reception area. “I’ll come round on Saturday afternoon and help you get ready, because this is big, Jayden! Your first boyfriend! I told you we’d have boyfriends by Christmas!”

She was talking too loudly; Jayden snapped at her to shut it, then softened, and said, “He’s not…that. It’s just the one date. It’s way too early to say…”

“You need to add him on Facebook so I can stalk him,” Charley said suddenly. “Wait, why haven’t you yet?”

Jayden flushed and admitted, “Can’t find him. I think his security settings must hide him from the search engine.”

“You can do that?”

“April does.”

“Because April’s antisocial ever since she decided she was too good for us,” Charley sniffed.

“Yeah, well, Darren’s not really sociable either, so…”