Chapter 40

GABRIEL

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We need to plan another double date.

Why? Is someone being a sore loser right now?

First of all, I didn't lose and you know it. Second of all, we need to make it up to bloom and Harry.

You’re right. Any ideas?

Obviously can’t be anything with games involved.

Agreed. A picnic?

Green and red grapes?? Hello??

My bad. Since when did you start liking green grapes, by the way?

Focus.

Sorry. Hike?

Not bad. You and Harry can bond and Harper and I can bond over the fact that our boyfriends have a bit too much in common.

Hiking it is. I’ll tell Harper.

Cool. good night or whatever.

Good night.

I threw my phone on my bed and took off my jacket. I was smiling to myself until I felt guilty. I was smiling over the texts of someone who’d just caused me to argue with my girlfriend.

It wasn’t an argument, per se, it was just her expressing her sense of discomfort at the fact that I knew that Emily hated green grapes and that she knew I hated the red ones.

I had expected t