god,” she muttered to herself. “This is such a mess.” “It’s going to be okay, Sunshine.” “Okay?” She spun to face me. “No, it’s not going to be okay. Everyone thinks we’re dating.” I scratched the back of my neck. “Yeah, well, I’m sure there are worse things in life, right?” She clearly didn’t agree because her head dropped into her hands. “This is a total disaster.” “I’m trying really hard not to take that personally.” I laughed but only to hide the fact that her reaction to the concept of dating me had genuinely hurt.
