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“My preferencesurprised, Arthur shifted around in the seat again

“Well, yeah You’re stuck with et a fake-boyfriend experience you enjoy”

“A You’re sweet Just be yourself” Arthur’s voice arm, but he maybe had too much confidence in me “What sort of boyfriend are you normally?”

“Uh” Inoise as we slowed for a curve I took a ears, while I searched for an answer “Other than Steve, I don’t have a ton of relationship experience, and clearly I fucked that one up, so maybe you could help me out here, tell me your ideal boyfriend traits”

“Whoa, whoa” Arthur threw his hands up “You didn’t fuck up You’re not the one who cheated and lied, and whatever ht be on how ned up for that sort of separation when he decided to be with you”

“I don’t think anyone is truly prepared for deployest of couples”

“As I well know”

“And I maybe wasn’t the most attentive ere in port,” I admitted If I couldn’t be honest with my fake boyfriend, who could I be? “He co on extra responsibilities that weren’t strictly job requireht He was really social, liked going out and parties, and I think staying in with me started to chafe”

Meht ahead, at the rolling terrain, not at Arthur

“Then he should have spoken up” Voice firm, Arthur tapped the dash for e around”

“Yup” Damn but it was nice to have so advice that inevitably made me feel worse “And I’m sorry You don’t need to hear all my pitiful relationship drama”

“I don’tyawn “And for the record, I’et to eat, let alone reot I had someone over”

“Oops”

“Yeah It’s not that surprising that I haven’t had the most practice with boyfriends either”

“Ha We’re a pair” If I was going to be hopeless at relationships, it was at least nice to have company

“Hey! How about we use this week as practice?”

“Practice?” My voice came out wary even as s I’d like to practice with him

“Yeah Be better boyfriends The kind we’d like to be when it counts”