54. SWEETER

~ Zoie’s POV ~ “Ooh! It’s happening!” Jo and Nic clapped their hands in excitement. They and Zoie were watching on the sidelines as Asher was talking to Mikayla. Zoie was standing there with her eyes glued to Asher’s back and a glass of peach martini in her hand. It had been ten minutes since the two of them started talking. They seemed to be having a good time. Zoie can’t really see Asher’s face, but she saw Mikayla’s. Her eyes were brimming with excitement as she was talking to him. And maybe Asher had said something funny because she started giggling. Ugh! I just wanna punch her! Zoie groaned internally and slurped her martini harder. It was one thing to tell Asher to talk to some girl, but it was another thing to witness it. It was like a car wreck she couldn’t look away from. And worst of all, she had to pretend like she was happy about it. “She’s laughing a lot, that’s a good sign,” Jo commented. Mikayla was giggling so hard. She even smacked Asher’s arm playfully.   “Aw, they lo