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“Roman pulled his head out of his arse yet?”
Hadley had kept everyone informed of every day that Roman continued to be an idiot. I didn’t know if it was a testament to the standing I held with my friends, but they didn’t care I was into the resident underachiever. They were totally happy to join Hadley in waiting to see when Roman would pull his finger out and be my boyfriend. It was simultaneously a little sad because Roman was – in Hadley’s words – still being a fuckwit, but also a little humorous because it was unexpectedly wonderful of them.
I laughed. “No. And, I don’t think he will.”
We stopped and he turned to face me. “Ah, I’m sorry, Pipe.”
I shrugged. “Don’t be. It’s probably better I get the whole unrequited love thing out of the way before uni. Makes it easier that way. I’ll be more experienced and mature and all that.”
He nodded. “Yeah, I reckon you’re right.”
I felt a huge twinge of guilt hit me. “I’m sorry, Mason…”
He gave me a warm smile, all sincere and happy. “Bit arrogant, thinking I meant you.”
“Oh, you didn’t–”
“I might have, but it’s okay.”
“How… Is there anyone else?” I asked.
He shook his head. “Nah, seems a bit late to be hoping for anything when we’re all moving away next year. Who knows who will end up where, if we’ll all stay in touch?”
“Well, you can be sure we’ll always stay in touch.”
“I hope so. You’re a great friend to have.”
“So are you.”
“I’m glad we did this,” he said, mirroring the words he’d said on our one date.
“Did what?” I smiled.
“Not go out.”
I reached up to kiss his cheek and hugged him again. “Me, too.” And, this time, I knew I was being honest.
So, there I was. I had about three or four facets of my life working out pretty damn well. Looking back, it all seemed too good to be true. But, I was apparently just that lucky.
I still saw Dr Freeman every couple of weeks and she thought I was making pretty decent progress. I found out that once I embraced my funk and my true self, it wasn’t so hard to use the coping mechanisms she gave me. My friends and family were a fantastic support system. And, actually, just having them by my side gave me the confidence to keep going on a daily basis and not give in when it all felt too hard and confronting.
I might never have Roman in my life again and I was slowly coming to grips with that. But, I still had a hell of a lot to be thankful for. I still had my own kind of perfect. And, that was pretty perfect in itself.
