Taking my drink, I walk back to the table and see it’s now empty. I look around for Kiera but don’t see her anywhere before searching for Jackson. Knowing my friend, she’s somewhere near him.
Emily: Where’d you go?
My text goes unanswered, so I send another one a few minutes later.
Emily: You better not be ditching me, or I swear to God I’m marching right up to Jackson and telling him you’re secretly in love with him.
Emily: I mean it, Kiera…
Emily: I’ll even tell him your new s*x toy is named after him.
Kiera: OMG! You wouldn’t.
Kiera: I’ll be right back.
Emily: You better.
I end up back at the bar ten minutes later grabbing another drink. I can’t believe she ditched me. When I see Jackson surrounded by other women, I speculate Kiera is in the huddle somewhere, but then I step cl
