I sighed and stared at the ceiling. “So, what do I do about it?”
“Typically, if you want someone, you either go for it, or get over it,” Kellan said. “Whatever you do is your choice.”
“I don’t know if I have a choice,” I grumbled. “He’s in my eight a.m. class, you know. Foundthatout today.”
“He is?”
“Yeah, just as I was getting over him too.”
Kellan laughed at that.
I narrowed my eyes at him. “I was!”
“Avoiding and ‘getting over’ someone are not the same thing,” Kellan said, still chuckling. “If you couldn’t handle a single lecture with him without getting wet dreams about—hey!”
I’d given him a good push to shut him up, then I took a deep breath. “I should drop the class, shouldn’t I? I can always make it up during winter break or something.”
“That’s not going to solve your problem,” Josh said from the door. He held a bowl of noodles in one hand and a fork in the other.
“Dude, how long have you been standing there?” Kellan asked.
“Long enough to hear Ethan finally admit he wants Grey to love him real good,” Josh said dryly.
“You thought I was crushing too?” I asked.
“Bro, come on.” Josh refrained from rolling his eyes, but I could hear the sentiment in his voice.
Ignoring the implication that I was the dumbest one in the room, I continued. “Why wouldn’t dropping the class solve my problems?”
“Because what happens next semester when he’s in another one of your classes?” Josh took a bite of noodles. “You can’t derail your whole college career to avoid some guy.”
“I might be over it by then!” I protested, though it was only half-hearted at best.
I knew the truth, and so did my roommates.
“You avoided him for six weeks and still didn’t get over him,” Kellan said, voicing what we were all thinking. “A few more months isn’t going to fix that.”
I groaned again. “Then, what do I do about it?”
“I mean, you couldtalkto the guy,” Josh said around a mouthful of food. “Groundbreaking idea, I know.”
“We talked today,” I said. “It didn’t help.”
“What did he say?” Kellan asked.
I gave them a quick rundown of Grey’s conversation with me.
Kellan winced. “The girl could be a problem.”
“Since she was there first, wouldn’t that makemethe problem?” I asked.
“Or home-wrecker,” Josh said helpfully.
Kellan calmly held up his hands. “Look, all I’m saying is that Grey is pursuing Ethan at this point. I mean it’s clear, right?”
Both Josh and I nodded.
“And we don’t know the details of their relationship, so I won’t speculate, but Grey saidto Ethan’s facethat he likes guys more.”
