Never Been Worse (Evergreen Park, #3)

by Morgan Elizabeth

“No, but my wife would like”—I turn to Harper—“a Coke Zero, no ice?” She looks at me, slightly confused for a moment, before nodding, and I turn to the flight attendant once more. “That will be all.” Her smile falters a hint before she nods and steps away. “Lucky guess,” Harper says under her breath, pulling out a book and her headphones. “I’m sorry?” I ask with a laugh. “With the drink. Lucky guess. It’s what I order.” Slowly, I shake my head because clearly, she still doesn’t get it, how into her I am, how much I’ve been watching her for the past two years. “That wasn’t luck. When we go out as a group, you always ask what kind of soda they have. If it’s Pepsi, you’ll get water. If they have Coke, you’ll ask for Coke Zero. If they don’t have that and it’s fountain, you get a Diet Coke with ice. If it’s bottled, you’ll get water.” She stares at me, and I smile at the shock on her face. “I pay attention, little wife.”