On the Outside

by Siera Maley

“Alright, alright. I like… greasy hair. And yellow teeth; really poor hygiene is a must. The stronger the stench, the better.” “I’m serious!” I gathered her hair in one hand and tugged a little. “Don’t lie to me; I’m holding your hair hostage.” “Take it all but leave my purple streak! I don’t care! You’ll never get it out of me!”

Was I just a side character in some kind of epic love story they’d both be telling their grandchildren in sixty years?

“Why!?” I cried out. “Why would you do this to me? It was the three of us, Evan! The Three Musketeers! The three amigos! The three… freaking Powerpuff Girls; I don’t know! Bubbles and Buttercup didn’t start dating!”

“Anyone under thirty who’s not a total idiot is fine with gay people, obviously,

Her eyebrows furrowed, and now she looked confused herself, before it dawned on her and she asked, disbelievingly, “Both?” I nodded enthusiastically, relieved she’d gotten it so quickly. She still looked dubious, and I saw her glance to the closed bedroom door. I realized that Vanessa and the guys were probably waiting downstairs. “At the same time?” she clarified. I took a deep breath, and then admitted, “The date is for Vanessa.” She shot me a stunned look. “Vanessa, too?”