Chapter Twenty-Two

“So, we're breaking up today,” Jacob announced.

I looked across the bed at him and raised an eyebrow. Both of us were still completely naked and tangled up in his sheets. We'd been laying there all morning, simply enjoying laying in bed and playing on our phones together. Breaking up seemed like an odd thing to do at this point.

“Um, we are?”

“Not you,” he explained, holding up his phone. “Katie and I. We're doing it today.”

A small thrill went through me. This was the first step to Jacob and I being able to actually date. We would need to let the town settle down for a little bit after this, but hopefully I would stop getting mean looks from all the old ladies any time I even mentioned his name in public.

“How's it going to happen?” I asked him, leaning back in his very comfortable bed.

“At the bakery. Lunchtime.”

“It'll be crowded. Nice.” I nodded my approval.

“Want to come?” He grinned at me. “Katie says she's been practicing crying and she made special cupcakes to throw at my head