Lily's Playlist: Everyday I'm Shuffling (Book 2)

Track 2: Wrecking Ball

Forrest : So your relationship didn't survive Vegas?

I smiled at the text message Forrest sent me. He was a relatively new friend I met through my job when I moved back to Texas. I was still getting to know him and his fiancee Rachel, but I appreciated his straightforwardness and his unique way of checking up on me without making me feel pitiful.

Me: Shut it Forrest! 😂😭💀 Vegas was great, coming home was the problem.

Forrest: Good to know! We were planning a coed bachelor/bachelorette trip to Vegas, but not if it's a relationship killer. How are you doing?

Me: I'm doing alright 🤷🏽‍♀️ Coed party? Super lame. Can't y'all have that apart? You will have the rest of your lives together.

Forrest: Lol true but we have the same friends from college, so we decided to plan a group trip. Still coming to Darren's game this week?

Me: Sure will!

Forrest: Cool. Talk to you then.

"Hey, I'm ready." Jordan called to me from the waiting area.

I put my phone back in my purse and followed her out. While I waited for her to get off work, I responded to Forrest's text. Rachel was one of the ones that texted me right when the breakup happened, but this was my first time talking to Forrest about it. I was glad he didn't push for details. He called Jake's behavior out as problematic a long time ago too. I should have listened.

Jordan and I were going to my apartment to get dressed to meet Derek, Steven, and Q at Twin Peaks. Q's girlfriend worked at the location in Addison and Jordan asked me to join them. It sounded so much more fun than TV and the grilled chicken I set out for dinner, so I agreed. Instead of driving all the way back to her apartment and then to Addison, I offered to loan her an outfit so we could change at my place.

While she rummaged through my clothes, we caught up. Jordan was contemplating moving in with Derek.

"I don't know Lily. I really want to, but I don't know if he wants to." Jordan explained, looking through my dresses.

"Who brought it up?" I asked, wiggling into a pair of denim skinny jeans. I paired it with a white, off-the-shoulder blouse and black booties.

"He did, only after I told him my lease was up next year. I told him the rent was increasing, and I didn't think it was worth it and he was like 'wanna move in?'" Jordan said.

"OK... What did you say?" I asked.

"That I'll think about it."

"I don't know if anyone should take relationship advice from me, but you want to. He offered. Why not just go for it?"

"Because I don't know if he offered because he feels like I was fishing for it and he thinks that he has to. You should have seen his face when his mom asked us if we were getting married." She said, shaking her head.

"Geez, subtle mom."

"There is nothing subtle about her, at all. I just said there was no rush, but you know how guys are."

I gave Jordan a smirk. "I kept a boyfriend for like a month. I really don't."

"Aw, I'm sorry. I'm being a bitch. How are you doing?"

"Better. I'd rather talk about when you and Derek are getting married." I teased.

"Now you're being a bitch." Jordan smiled. "Wow, these are interesting." She said, holding up black harem pants- the ones I wore on the first night Jake and I slept together.