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You guys loved me even when I was twelve and lanky and awkward.”
That didn’t sound like the Josh I knew.
based on what he said earlier yes it does??😭
“What’s your type, then?
probably girls
“I was just caught off-guard by my own hotness. Slight lapse in brain function.”
so me
“Well, I miss you already,”
“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!” “Well, they were sisters, and also six years old,” he input quietly, and then, louder, added, “Wait, am I Bubbles?” “Yes!” I snapped.
Didn’t you hear me say that I’ve had a crush on Riley for years? Or that she kissed me back?” “I think I repressed all of that about ten seconds ago, actually, but thanks for reminding me.”
“After you left. She couldn’t even get into killing zombies, so I turned it off and we talked for a little while.”
and that's when you kissed her?? when she was upset??
I guess she just really didn’t like him. That’s all she said, anyway.
plot twist: she hooked up with him
I shoved the sad feelings down long enough, they’d probably just go away eventually. That sounded healthy and totally correct.
she's so real for that
I thought maybe…”
she just wanted to like guys :((
“Yeah, but you guys…”
were actually interested in eachother and not using the other person as a beard?
good thing I don’t care what boys think,”
she's such a lesbian I'm so sorry
“I’m into her.
so is she
she kissed me on the cheek again. She’d never really done that growing up, and I wondered if being affectionate with Evan had just brought that side out of her. I wasn’t sure how to feel about it. The feeling I got when she did it wasn’t unpleasant, but it wasn’t comfortable, either. Later, I’d refer to this day – the day I spent several hours just lying on my bed, napping with Riley at my side – as Epiphany Day. As I lay there in silence with Riley pressed into me, her eyes closed and her breathing tickling my neck and her arm around me and her fingers tangled gently with mine, my heart
...more
Maybe I had feelings for one of them. And, even worse, maybe I had feelings for the one that wasn’t a boy.
“20 Signs You’re Actually Dating Your BFF”. I was very careful to avoid clicking that one.
“Does LH stand for ‘latent homosexual’?”
HELP
“I’m either an awful friend, gay, or both.
me frfr
Instead, I stayed up for another hour thinking about what I wanted to wear if I was going to look my best. For the boys, of course. Always the boys.
“Thanks for saving me.” I felt something sink in my chest and regretted saying it.
STOP NO BECAUSE THAT'S SO SAD SHE HAD HER FIRST KISS WITH A GIRL THEN IMMEDIATELY WENT BACK INTO DENIAL
If she found out, I’d lie to her, same as I’d lied to him. I’d lie to everyone, if that was what it took to avoid making this into a big deal. I’d even lie to myself.
Evan looked over at me and his eyes narrowed slightly. “There have definitely been some weird changes.”
wait evan don't be homophobic no😭 your girlfriend is literally a lesbian
My face was red, I knew, but hers was even redder, and that was what really scared me.
“Evan told me about what happened.
WHAT THE FUCK
She swallowed hard and raised her free hand to my cheek to wipe away a tear with her thumb, continuing, “And I hate that I missed this. I am the last person that should’ve missed this.” Her voice shook for her last sentence, and her hand lingered, her thumb brushing gently along my cheek. “Because I guess a selfish part of me was looking for it.”
“I don’t know why I feel this way, or when I started to feel this way, or… if I’m even allowed to feel this way.
oh baby :(( you're allowed, you're so allowed
“You’re… gay. He’s head over heels for you and you’re gay.”
Evan loved Riley. Riley loved me. And I… Well, I was very, very confused.
my baby :((
I always thought it was a little strange that the two of them were dating.”
even the mom could tell riley was gay
Sometimes the people you least expect make the best couples.” “Yeah,” I echoed, unable to look her in the eyes. “I guess they do.”
It felt like you lost your way
YOU DID NOT JUST USE THAT PHRASE??
“She did say something along the lines of ‘straight as an arrow’, but that was at the end of the party,
like, after they literally made out?😭
Three friends, no chance of any of us dating.
well about that-
maybe you’ll change your mind and decide you’re straight and were just temporarily mesmerized by the purple streak in my hair.”
that's so what's happening
at least I won’t have to deal with trying to act normal around Riley. She’s just gonna die instead.”
I felt like a proud girlfriend.
AHHH
Things between all of us were just showing signs of being on their way back to normal, but every time Riley and I looked at each other, I could tell we were both thinking about ruining it all.
I’m guessing she doesn’t know about you.” “I don’t know about me.”
If kissing the last boy before Josh had been the kindergarten of kisses, then Josh was around late middle school and this was Graduation Day, complete with celebratory fireworks.
“If we lacked consciences, we could make out every day for the rest of our lives. But we’re only awful people, as opposed to downright evil ones.”
“Our plan was to choose between dating openly or waiting for him to get over you. Now apparently our choices are to date openly or to date in secret.” “I do kind of prefer the second set of choices,” Riley admitted, though she looked guilty as she said it. “But that’s completely selfish and I know it.”
Moving in the second she’s single is a dick move.”
...kayla run
Are you into anyone? I mean, not Riley obviously, because that’d be weird and gross.
KAYLA RUN
Jenna Coleman’s hot? That’s the girl that plays the Doctor’s companion on Doctor Who.
SHE'S SO HOT YES also a doctor who mention?? I won
“I wish friendship could just coexist with love without anyone having to wait for acceptance,”
he still got to be with you. Well, theoretically. The whole lesbianism thing kind of threw a wrench in that plan. But he got to hold your hand. I’d like to hold your hand.”
“You are not visibly gay,”
no she definitely is
“Grace came clean last week;
why is outing so normalised in this book
I wondered if Riley had realized, as she sat in Madison’s basement with us and watched us kiss, who she’d been jealous of.
