Chapter 41
When he took on where he'd previously left the story, a smile automatically took over his face.
"She was being her usual self that night in the ride back. Just a bit more difficult. I tried to save at least something about the date, so I made small talk with Tanya. That is, until Bella decided to get her head between both seats and making that annoying noise with her bubble gum." He shook his head in disbelief. "When I gave up at talking, I decided to hold Tanya's hand, but as I made the move, guess what? Bella propped her feet so that they almost reached the center console and proceeded to look out the window, playing innocent."
Alice giggled. "It's such a Bella thing to do. She was obviously jealous."
"I don't think she'll ever admit to that!"
"So what happened then?"
"I resigned to the fact that I'd never be in good terms with Tanya. Over the next few days she avoided me as I was trying to apologize."
"But then you fixed it, right? I remember you spending time with her over that summer. And obviously so does Bella, as she made her opinion abundantly clear a few hours ago."
"Yes and No."
"Elaborate."
"When I finally caught a sight of her, she really did want to kick me and I didn't blame her. It wasn't until two days later that she called me, claiming she was going to take pity on me. We went out for coffee. A normal place that time."
Alice chuckled remembering what he'd said about Billy's before.