Chapter 30. New York City

"Chloe, did you really only need seventeen minutes?" Before I’ve even taken two steps into the hall, Ava calls out. "I thought you would want them all." I can hear her laughing, so I take a deep breath, stand up straight, and walk to the end of the hall and into the kitchen.

"Are you all set?" I ask this while pulling my hair off my shoulder and watching Ava’s cocky smile fade, Caleb trip into the pony wall by the front door while putting on his shoes, and Asher spit his beer on Chloe.

"Ew!" She screams and gets up to go get a piece of paper towel from the kitchen. I feel like I’m being watched by seven people because of the silence.

"Oh, so it works, doesn’t it?" When I ask Asher if he’s okay after he coughs, he gives me a thumbs-up. "That’s great, let’s try it out at the frat house." When I smile, everyone stands up and gets their coats and shoes. Nash doesn’t get up right away, and it seems like we just