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“Huh” Not that I was ever traveling the long-terain, but Arthur et s “That’s not a terrible idea”

“I do have good ideas You just have to trust me more”

“Working on it” Considering that the last time I trusted him I ended up with a kiss I still hadn’t recovered fro more co nice to Arthur was hardly a chore though, so perhaps Operation Be a Good Boyfriend wouldn’t be that hard

“Okay, so I’ll try not to forget you exist—”

“Pretty low bar” I had to laugh and Arthur joined in

“Hey, I’ time with someone instead of work, work, work Easy”

If only The spending-ti to be difficult, but I still doubted our ability to pull this thing off unscathed

Chapter Eight

Arthur

I had the best ideas Learning how to be a good boyfriend by using Derrick as a test case was going to be a

Or fail spectacularly

Or intensify whatever low-grade crush I was already nursing for Derrick

Whatever It would be fun finding out, and I was greatly enjoying our drive to the ca with the keys to his sweet-ass ride and had a strict no-drinking-in-the-car rule when I suggested stopping for soda

“What’s the absolute worst thing a boyfriend could do?” he asked, continuing the discussion we’d been having about pet peeves around relationships It was fun and slightly silly and ht helpwith Derrick, no matter the topic

“Hmm” I took a second to think because unlike a lot of my friends, Derrick seemed to want actual answers fronorefroht, that invisible feeling”

“I get that” Derrick nodded solemnly, and it made sense that he’d understand because he tended to fade into the background at events himself

“What about you? What’s your deal breaker? Other than cheating, obviously”