Chapter 6
Elle
As soon as Archer drops me off, I call Sadie just like she asked. “I’ve been tracking your location.”
“Hello to you too.” I say as I put her on speaker so I can undress and get ready for bed. “He took me to that cute taqueria on the river. We called it. The coffee date where he was awkward was a test. This outing was a lot better.”
“Outing?”
“Well, was it a date? I’m not sure. I want to call it a date, but I don’t want to call it something that it’s not.”
“I get that, best to keep our expectations low and be pleasantly surprised. Just like with our test scores.”
“Plan for the worst, hope for the best.”
“So, tell me about the rest of the night.” I hear Sadie rustle around in bed, and her dog groans from being pushed out of his comfy spot.
“You don’t want to wait until the morning?” I really want to hop in the shower and then start my skin care routine, so I still manage a decent amount of sleep.
“Uh uh, this is my bedtime story. Spill everything.”
I recount my night to Sadie. She listens the whole time without interruption. Once I finish, she says “We should go to a game. Preferably against the Phantoms.” The Phantoms are Sadie’s home team, and we always wear our opposing team jerseys to school when they play each other.
I pull up the schedule and see when the Wolves and Phantoms play each other. Before I can say anything about the upcoming game, I hear Sadie brag about her find. “I managed to score some decent seats off cheapchits. I got us some tickets in section 135.”
“I’ll bring you cash in the morning, or do you want me to send you the cash through Venmo?”
“Cash please, my Venmo is still messed up from when my card got stolen by that uber driver.” Sadie sighs.
“Sounds good, I’ll see you in the morning. Love you!”
“Love you more!”
After hanging up, I finish my nightly routine and text Archer thanking him for the night.