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My boyfriend?
The guy I'm seeing?
Just Brady?
Or are we still friends? With amazing benefits, but is that the category we're stuck in. It doesn't feel that way. Not even close.
My need to hear him define our relationship is new to me. I've never had to ask before, never questioned it. Brian introduced himself as my boyfriend when he picked me up for our first date. He introduced me as his girlfriend every time we went anywhere. And he asked to meet my parents when he found out how close they lived to Lake State.
Not that I was ready for that with him.
We'd only known each other for a few months when he asked. We weren't friends before we started dating. We weren't anything.
I've known Brady for years, and I can already see him sitting in my parents’ living room, opening Christmas presents. Offering to help my mom clear the table after dinner. Getting sucked into a conversation with my dad and my uncle over something he has no interest in.
The entire time I dated Brian, those thoughts never crossed my mind.
My realization should scare me, but it doesn't. It makes me want to invite him over for the holidays.
K takes a seat next to me, rubbing her hand up and down my back.
"I realize this is new and that people finding out scares you, but you know most of our little group. We're good people. Understanding. Excluding Max, of course." Kendall chuckles at her joke before composing herself and continuing. "We all love Brady and want him to be happy. If you make him happy, they will love you too. The thing you need to know about us, though, is that we suck at keeping secrets from each other."
"I feel like this is about to spiral out of control, and I don't know how to stop it. We haven't even discussed what we're doing."
"I'll give you until Thanksgiving. Figure it out. Talk to him. And I promise not to say anything to Declan unless he asks me directly."
"Do you think he will?"
"Not unless he's given a reason to suspect. It's only a few weeks. Everyone's still talking about Julian and Piper, so they're distracted at the moment. We've been taking bets on how long it would take those two to get together for years."
"Who won?"
She raises an eyebrow at me and laughs. "Who do you think?"
