“But I think it had more to do with Hugh asking you to be his girlfriend and Gerard not asking me—which I know you probably don’t want to hear me say,” she added with a wince. “Sorry.” “It’s okay,” I forced myself to say because I couldn’t project my pain on her. “I can’t be the friend you confide in about Thor, but I will always be the friend in your corner.” Her eyes lit up with excitement. “And I can’t be the friend you talk to about my brother—because that’s just ew—but I will always be the friend in your corner, too.”
