An hour goes by before I hear from Bridget and I start to panic. How long does it take to fucking call someone and see if she is available tonight? What if she wasn’t available to talk to Bridget? How much longer do I wait before trying to come up with another plan for tonight? My only other option is to go to the dinner alone and if someone asks I make an excuse about Kenzie not feeling well. That could work…

“Parker,” I answer my cell phone without looking at the caller ID.

“Nicholas, its Bridget—“

“About time.”

“I’m sorry, Kenzie needed to see if she could rearrange something...