Free Distraction (Westbrook Series Book 1) by Laura Clark Page B

to get him away, just to see if Sam was the reason I was distracted. I decide to leave out the part about Trevor interrupting us, right as Devon was about to kiss me. I still don't know what is going on between her and Trevor. I don't want to confuse things for her, if she really does like him.
    I tell her everything about last night, from our almost kiss in my brother's room, to how Sam got jealous of Devon. Then, I tell her about when we really did kiss, and how completely amazing it was.
    "I knew he'd be a good kisser. I mean, not that I wanted to find out for myself. I mean I knew you'd like it. You know what I mean." Hearing Avery stammer over her words makes me chuckle. She is usually so smooth, while I am the one with my foot in my mouth.
    "So, what now?" she asks.
    "I don't know. I guess we go out on a date? I'm not sure how long he'll be in town. Kyle has to go back to school on Monday. He's taking a few summer classes. I'm guessing Sam is, too. Otherwise, he'd be home with his parents in Portland." The thought of him going back to school makes my stomach ache.
    "Well, it sounds like you guys need to have a talk, so you can figure things out. I would wait until your date, or even after your date, before you bring it up again, though. You don't want to assume it will work out, based solely on how hot and heavy it was last night."
    "Hot and heavy? Really Avery? You act like it's the 1950s or something."
    She laughs at my response. "So what? I have a little old-school in me. It just makes me more interesting, don't ya think?"
    I shake my head, knowing she is probably winking right now. Avery really is quite a character .
    "So, did you give Trevor Maddox my number?" I ask with a bit more accusation in my tone than I had planned on having.
    "Yeah. Why? Was I not supposed to do that? I thought your parents were good friends?"
    "No, I just got a text from him, and was wondering how he got my number, is all."
    "When did he text you?"
    "This morning. It was to thank me, for introducing him to all my friends last night. It was really early, like crazy early." I purposely do not tell her about his text from last night. There is no need to go there, especially since I don't really understand the meaning behind it, myself.
    "Yeah. He told me he runs every morning and that it's better if he does it really early, before it gets too hot."
    Thank you, Avery. I am now imagining Trevor shirtless and all sweaty, running in nothing but a pair of jogging shorts. This stirs something in my belly as my face heats up. What is wrong with me? Why am I thinking about my best friend's man in this way? Wait a minute. Is he my best friend's man or not? I need to find out what the deal is.
    "So . . . ." I draw out the o dramatically, the same way Avery often does.
    "So, what?" she asks innocently. She is probably batting her eyelashes.
    "So, you two were a little chummy last night."
    "Oh, we were just hanging out."
    "Hmmmm," I say. I am of course fishing for more, but she seems hell-bent on keeping me in the dark.
    After a moment of silence, she finally sighs dramatically before responding. "Trevor's cool." She says this casually, as if it means nothing.
    I am not satisfied, so I push her for more. Finally, she admits that she " might have a small crush on him, " and " Hello , have you looked at him?" I am not convinced it is as casual as she is pretending it is. However, after several unsuccessful attempts to get her to reveal more, I finally decide to let it go. After all, I am her best friend. She'll tell me when she's ready.
    After getting off the phone, I shoot Allie a quick text, but I don't tell her about Sam. I just explain to her that I don't think Devon and I would work well as a couple. Hopefully, Avery knows to keep a lid on it for now . Then again, this is Avery we are talking about . I'd better text her too , just to make sure she doesn't accidentally spill the beans to half our school. The last thing I need right now, is for my