Rocket Science

by Emily Mayer

but I wasn’t going to complain after she had been so patient and helpful. It’s a rare friend who will show you how to tape your boobs into a dress and keep a mostly straight face.

Even Paige looked a little dazed by my minilecture. It took her several long blinks before she laughed a little too enthusiastically. “And that’s why I always make sure Lennon is on my team for trivia night!” Fact: Paige and I had never once played any type of trivia, let alone on a team.

I decided to be an adult about this. I would simply ignore the problem until it went away.

I got to work untangling it while Boomer made hysterical cat noises directly into my ear. “None of the Disney princesses had to deal with this from their animal friends. They swept their floors and made their beds, not ripped chunks of hair out of their head.”

Janie: At what point in the game do they start taking off their shirts? I need to know when to turn the game on.

Lou grabbed Paige’s hand and pressed a kiss on her knuckles. “Enchanted.” “What is happening?” Paige asked out of the corner of her mouth.

We had been serenaded by the romantic sounds of Boomer moaning and body-slamming the door.