“Don’t be silly, Gabe. You were, and are, very attractive.” “Then why didn’t you make a move?” “I was about as obvious as someone could be. How many times did I sit on your lap or ask for a back massage?” “I thought you acted that way because we were best friends.” “It was because we were best friends. I trusted you. I was closer to you than anyone else outside of my family. And I thought the attraction was just . . . a natural offshoot of my affection for you, as my friend. I didn’t really think about it more than that.”
