“Of course! Hi, guys.”

“Hi,” Nic and I say in unison.

“Listen,” Sam continues, “we have a wardrobe emergency.”

“Does this require shopping?” Nat asks.

“Of course, it does.”

“I’m your girl,” Nat replies. “I can have a sitter here in thirty minutes.”

“We’re going to need Jules, too,” Sam adds. “We’ll meet you at her office.”

“Whoa, this is some emergency,” Nat says.

“It’s a Defcon One,” Sam agrees. “See you soon.”

“I can’t go.” Nic sighs sadly. “I have to sell cupcakes.”

“Your job is important,” Sam assures her. “And I need three of the chocolate. I’ll take a dozen assorted over to the studio, as well.”

“And for you?” Nic asks. “You have to celebrate with a cupcake.”

“I want a chocolate, a strawberry, and I want to try the funfetti.”

“I really like her,” Sam says to Nic with a grin as Nic fills our order. When we’re loaded down with our sweets, we leave the bakery and walk across the street to the studio.

“Hey,” Sam greets Leo as we walk in. “You’re not recording?”

“I needed a break. They’re driving me nuts. But you brought me cupcakes.”

“You have to share with everyone,” Sam warns him.

“Like hell.” Leo opens the box and bites into a lemon, then smiles at me. “Hey there, Iz.”

No one has called me Iz since I arrived, and I have to admit, I don’t hate it coming from Leo’s sexy mouth.

“Hi, Leo.”

“I have to go help Izzy shop for a wardrobe for her new job. We’re going with Nat and Jules.”

“What’s the new job?” he asks me.

“I’ll be reporting the weather for a local news station.”

His eyes light up. “No shit? That’s fucking awesome. I’m practically related to a weather girl. Good job, Iz.”

“Thanks.” I feel my cheeks flush. Leo Nash is praising me and looking at me like he’s proud of me, and I feel sixteen all over again.

But Keegan’s ten-times hotter. Leo’s sexy as all get out, but my man is incredible. And I can’t wait to see him.

“Okay, we have to run. See you at home later.” Sam forgets to kiss Leo, and he catches her wrist and tugs her into his arms. The kiss he plants on her is hot with a capital H.

“Have fun, sunshine.”

She smiles, brushes a piece of hair off her cheek, and we head out.

“He still gives me butterflies,” she mutters when we’re out the door. “Don’t tell him I said that.”

“I totally get it. And not because of Leo, but because of Keegan.”

She turns surprised blue eyes over to me. “Well, that’s awesome.”

“Yeah, it’s better than awesome.”

“Good for you. A new man and a new job.”

“A new life.”

“Attagirl.”

“Holy shit, you guys can shop.”