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I’d had other boyfriends who cared more After I fled to New York, I dated a few others They were decent lovers, but they kept getting serious aboutquestions about my family and my life I told one or two of them the truth, but that made them uncomfortable around me, as if they were afraid I’d steal their wallets I tried the silent treat to talk about my past Unfortunately, itto oneup a fictitious childhood, with aunts and uncles and cousins and such But it was too , with so , and he caught it The lie was quickly exposed, and the relationship didn’t last er

So Roman’s disinterest in my life made him perfect--he never asked me questions And for the past five years, wecritical of the world and suspicious of everything in it The only things he cared about were his reefer, his unstylish hats, and his ever-changing facial hair Way too cool for so out

But I didn’t care if Alejandro was popular His lyrics were edgy, and his rocking techno beats onderfully danceable I also loved that he played guitar and sang his songs with a s and e would be filled with backup hts and videos, but Alejandro always stood out, the center of attention Whenever he came to New York City, I found a way to see him And ere kids, Elle, Jay, and the rest of us would sneak into every shoe could

His latest video was one of my favorites because the music was so exotic In the video, a shirtless Alejandro danced on the streets of Los Angeles The song was a delight to hear, and even ht to watch Ridiculously handsoed myself and let the video play to the end

Hale stared at me for a few seconds after the video was over "You’ve seen this already, haven’t you?"

I nodded "Lots of times"

"Don’t tell me you still have a crush on him Seriously, Dee, you need a man"