Shara groaned meekly as Lisa gingerly spooned some soup into her mouth.
“Just make sure she’s getting plenty of fluids.” Zoya said over the phone.
“She’s doing a super good job with this soup….” Lisa smiled as she heard a ding “Call you back, I just got-“
“A text from Colin?” Zoya asked.
“Woah, are you like, psychic or something?” Lisa asked.
“No Lisa, I got it too.” Zoya said.
Sam pulled out her phone and read the group text as the other did.
Colin: Hey everybody… so turns out Ash brought company over…
Lucy: Company? Who exactly?
He texted a picture of a guy with short black hair kissing a strawberry blonde roughly the same height as Lucy.
Colin: That’s him with his girlfriend Maya.
Sam counted the glasses of Pepsi on the table, the bowls of popcorn, and realized there were four in that photo.
Sam: Alright, who is she?
Colin: Maya? She’s a dog walker that volunteers for the rec center on weekends, she’s a lot of fun.
Sam: I meant the other woman Ash brought for this double date.
Colin: It’s not a double date, we’re just hanging out.
Sam: Oh really? Then take a pic of guest number 3
Colin sent another pic.
Lucy: Yeah this is one hundred percent a double date.
Jamie: Wow, she’s pretty
Luan: What’s her name?
“Are you gonna sit there playing on your phone or are you gonna start the movie?” Maya’s friend asked impatiently.
Colin: Gotta go fn, k byyyye!
“Who are you texting?” Maya asked.
“NOBODY! I mean, nobody.” Colin jumped as he finally hit play.
Sam moved the chat over to her own group text.
Sam: So we all agree that Colin stumbled into a double date?
Lucy: 100%
Tina: Yeah
Wendy: No doubt about it.
Lisa: Come on girls, he’s just hanging out with his new friends, he wouldn’t go on as date when Shari’s sick!
Sam: Lucy was “just a friend”. And so was Christy.
Lisa: OMG, just relax and let him have some fun!
Sam: Yeah… fun….
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A few hours later…
Wendy and Tina pulled up to his apartment after work, climbing the stairs as the texts came pouring in.
Jessie: So what’s her name?
Jamie: Is she nice?
Sam: Are Ash and Maya still there?
Wendy got the keys in the door as the constant dings drove her nuts.
Lucy: So did Colin do it or what?
Wendy opened the door to look, yanked out her phone, and texted: