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“I don’t knohat you’re apologizing for,” I tell hi he’s done is avoid eye contact when he first got here If anything, it was strange, not bad
Josh sh as he lance they’re nothing more than brown, but when you look closely, they’re the color of honey with gold swirls and, in the right light, so on you last night?”
I don’t knohether to be flattered that Josh thinks I garnered that much attention or offended My jaw falls open, not sure how to respond I uys flirt with me, but I think they assumed I was promiscuous, like Kelly Once I threw it out there that I had a boyfriend and would not be indulging in their fantasies, they all backed off
All but one
“It’s okay,” he continues “I don’t blauys, you’re beautiful, but for the record I was the babbling idiot who ht”
“Oh,” I say, finally realizing how I know him and Sam “You were there when Kelly and Sam… you know”
Josh laughs again this tirin, and his smirk stretches wider He has a nice smile, accented by his jawline “Yeah, Kelly and Saain, open relationship of sorts Sas open”
“Like her legs?” I coverto have said that out loud “Oh My Gosh”
“You’re right” Josh guffaws “There’s a reason why I’ve never touched Kelly like that, and never will”
Knowing that he’s never hooked up with Kelly is oddly satisfying We could never be a thing, I live too far away, and we just ned and the opportunity presented itself, I’on “So, how do you all know each other?”
Josh senerally seehed down by the world All of his friends seeet-your-life-together et it, they’re in a place where they don’t care Either way, I’m a little jealous
“Landon
and I have been friends since grade school Hattie cao I didn’t like the idea because she’s a junior, but her parents are cool with it, so who ae?”
“Is he that lance at the water Hattie, Landon, Sa at so about theuessed Hattie is a year younger than me She carries herself with confidence, it makes her look older
“Landon failed kindergarten and third grade So, even though we graduated together a couple of years ago, he’s already almost twenty-three”