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“Ya think? Oh, and your dad came by your apartment and left you a note It’s on the coffee table”

“Did you see him?”

“No, thank God He got here sometime before I did and stuck the note under your door”

I scooped up the piece of paper, noticing not for the first ti of a serial killer In a tight, angry scrawl he’d written: Co your mother an ulcer

“Oh man, I’m dead,” I murmured, and put the note back on the table

“Did you seriously leave aa felon, and then shut your phone off?” Jess asked, hands on her hips

“Um…yes”

“Shame on you”

“I know,” I said “I was being a chicken shit I just couldn’t quite deal withMike Halpern about D to call Dad within the hour, so I wanted to call him first” I went over to the couch and rattled one of the shopping bags, trying to change the subject “Coht And don’t worry, I didn’t pick out anything on uy to help me”

“Like that’s reassuring You’re a gay guy, and you think Hawaiian prints are the height of fashion You single-handedly shatter that whole gay fashion sense stereotype every tiaze strayed to the bags

“Oh ot to tell you my news!”

She guessed what I was about to say i hug as she said, “Holy shit, Jaht?”

“Yup” I grinned happily

“Why didn’t you call e It’s not every day that you lose your virginity!”

“I’ot focused on the idea that I had to tellsort of spiraled out of control from there”

“I don’t have to ask hoas That goofy smile says it all”

“It was epic That’s all I’ to say”