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“It’s just…old feelings about what happened to my dad,” I admit to Ro “I’ll be okay”

Her grin is catlike “May I recouy ns this house would be uys are about to have the place to yourselves”

“Are you leaving for class?”

She shakes her head “No, I mean…permanently”

I frown at her, and she breaks into a smile

“You kno I haven’t been around raphy for the next show?” she says “Well, asankle I’ve sort of been seeing this new dancer in the show, Jason He’s one of the first line dancers who gets a comped suite as part of the show He askedto It’ll be a lot less back and forth between here and the hotel on crutches Plus, I really like hi, and I plan to keep up the apartht”

Ro is gloith happiness I reach over and squeeze her hand

“This is great I’m happy for you”

Her expression turns serious “You’reyou up for Sunday dinners atand nights out I don’t want to lose our friendship”

My heart aches with happiness I didn’t plan on ether It was for pragmatic reasons—someone to split the bills and take the trash out on occasion Instead, I have a best friend for the first time in my life

“I adore you, Ro,” I say, sing against the luuy, and I absolutely still want us to spend tiether”

“Time alone,” she says firo anywhere withoutI need time to talk about how he is in bed and hoears the silliest looking brief underwear I’ve ever seen”

“Briefs?” I arch my brows

“Not just briefs, girl They have a ball hammock A pocket for his balls He says he loves theetting sweaty while he’s dancing”

I laugh lightly “There’s souy who gets his teeth cleaned twice a year and doesn’t leave his socks on the floor”

“Jason? Oh yeah, that’s hih”

“The Internet will beoff into the sunset together,” I tease