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“And Josie lost her first love, not to a breakup or something stupid, hedied,Alex. Come on, that’s got to leave a mark.”
I feel a stab of guilt. It’s fucked up, and I’m ashamed of it, but I think part of me was a little stung to hear how rapturously she talked about the guy. I know, logically, that it’s stupid to feel that way. The guy’s not even around anymore, it’s beyond absurd to be jealous of the dead.
But to hear about how magical their romance had been, to then be slapped with the fact that our date had been a glitch in her program? It felt like being told what a shitty consolation prize I am.
When I relay that to Nora, though, she laughs. “Don’t be fucking stupid, Alex. Don’t you realize what she was trying to tell you?”
I furrow my brow in confusion.
“Neither one of them set out for something serious, but they both want it. With you,” she says bluntly, “It’s not some insult, it means that you’re so fucking special to them that they’re willing to work past their shit to try and be with you, you wonderful moron.”
I mull that over for a minute. Could she be right? Did I jump to an idiot conclusion and blow it with them?
“How do you know?” I ask her.
“It’s easier to read between the lines when you’re peeking through the blinds,” she replies with a shrug.
I snort and laugh. “I guess you’ve got a point.”
“Of course I do. We both know I’m the smart one.”
“So you say.”
“If I wasn’t, why would you have come to me for advice?” she asks pointedly.
“Touché. So what do I do now?”
“Now? You go home, text them both and tell them to meet you tomorrow morning, and then you go get some sleep and pull yourself together so you can get your guy and your girl back.”
“You think it’ll work?”
“Grovel enough and it just might.”
