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Eek I can’t stopout a discreet text ym, why?Me: I think we need to do trial runsLuke: ?I loathe when he just sends le emoji

And he knows it

I oodness’ sakeMe: Trial runs, as in practice dates We need to LukeI’ve barely finished my second set of biceps curls when my phone buzzes with another text Norh Central Park, I can speed through y me down today

And, practice dates? Fucking hell

I set my dumbbells back on the rack and sit down on a nearby bench to shoot her a reed no lists or co my Best Friends Don’t List in the trash…Pretty sure she didn’t toss that list in the trash, and if I know Ava, she’s probably hoarding it somewhere in her apartment But I choose to pick my battlesMe: What do these practice dates entail exactly?Ava: I don’t know Just…practice Like, scheduled dates where we go out in public and act like we’re in a relationship Get a feel for it, you know?The sound of weights clinking muffles my chuckle as I shake my head

First, lists

Now, practice dates

Ava obviously doesn’t realize it, but the two of us? We don’t need any of that shit

We’ve seen each other at the highest highs and the lowest lows We’ve been there for every relationship and every breakup, and at this point, I probably know geration

“Tellin the middle of your workout, and I swear to God, it’llday”

I look up to find Thatcher Kelly, clad in jogging pants and a T-shirt that reads Property of Cassie, standing directly in front of rin on his face

Because we go to the sareat once in a while, we run into each other mid-workout Well, it started out as his exclusive, iym, but he did what Thatch does best and sweet-talked the owner into letting me become a member Despite the fact that my bank account doesn’t end in seven zeros

“Very funny” I bark out a laugh “And, no I wasn’t sexting”

“Oh, so just sending dick pics, then?”

“Texting, dude I was just texting with Ava”

“Ava?” He quirks a brow “That’s the best friend, right? The one who’s trolling TapNext?”

“No longer trolling TapNext, but yes, est shit-eating grin

“No longer trolling TapNext, eh?” He winks “I guess that ”