“What’s the story there, bro?” I hear Cory ask Duke. “Was she banging him?” “Really? You’re going to ask her boyfriend that?” Meredith says, and I know she’s staring down Natalie when she says boyfriend. The warm rush of affection I feel is quickly replaced by cold, like someone dropped an ice cube down my throat, when Duke says, “Naw, man. Nothing like that. She just fucking idolizes him.”
