“Does he know there are easier ways to annoy me?”
“Brent!”
“I’m serious. He could ask me to reorganize the warehouse again.”
My date laughed harder.
Then, her expression changed. “I told him I wouldn’t do it. It wasn’t fair to you.”
“I’m serious.”
“Then why are we here?”
“Because I still wanted to enjoy prom, and I thought you deserved to know what he was planning.”
I studied her. “Planning for what?”
Georgia hesitated. “That’s the part I can’t explain yet.”
“Why not?”
“Because I want you to hear it from him.”
“Then why are we here?”
I groaned. “Georgia, you’re making this sound like I’m about to inherit a castle.”
She smiled. “No castle. But you might be surprised.”
***
Inside, the gym was covered in balloons and lights.
Georgia introduced me to her best friend, Madison.
“You might be surprised.”
