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Everyone went silent and stared at me.
I felt like an idiot, but I had to keep going.
“They’re hot, Eddie especially. I get stupid and shy around good-looking guys. I always did. Nothing I ever do is right, nothing I ever say. I try to avoid them. I found it’s the best way. The thing is, Eddie and I got caught alone in the kitchen and he was being kinda weird with me. I started panicking and I tried to explain that he was hot but it came out all wrong, ’cause how do you tell a guy he’s hot? He got the wrong idea, got mad and left, and…um, that’s it.”
“Are you fuckin’ shittin’ me?” Tex asked.
I shook my head and bit my lip.
“You like him,” Indy said. She wasn’t looking at me like she wanted to strangle me anymore, which I took as a good sign.
“Well…” I replied. “Yeah.”
Liked him, no. Loved him and wanted to have his babies, um, shit yeah.
Indy smiled. “I knew it!” she yelled. “That’s great! You have to tell him, I think he—”
“No!” I shouted, “No, I can’t tell him.Youcan’t tell him either.”
Ally came around by Indy. She was smiling too. “Youhaveto tell him.”
“I’m not going to tell him. No one can tell him.”
“No one can tell who what?”
The voice came from behind us. It was Lee. He was looking at me like I’d crawled out from under a rock.
“Jet’s not a racist, she’s got a big ole crush on Eddie,” Indy announced, all smiles.
I closed my eyes and I felt my face heat up.
When I opened my eyes, Lee was looking at me.
“Strange way of showin’ it,” he noted.
“She’s fuckin’ shy. Gets tongue-tied. Says stupid shit,” Tex summed it up quickly.
“Please, can we stop talking about this?” I asked.
“No way!” Ally exclaimed. “I’ve been watching Eddie with you and I’m pretty certain—”
“Ally,” Lee cut her off.
“Please!” I cried. “Can we stop talking about this and you all have to promise not to say anything to Eddie.”
“You want him to think you’re a racist?” Indy stared at me like I just beamed down from Mars.
“No! Of course not but…um, yeah. It would make avoiding him easier.”
“You’re loopy-loo,” Tex declared.
“Shut up Tex.” Ally came up and put her hand on my arm. “Seriously, Jet…”
“Please,” I said (or kind of begged).
Luckily, Lee came to my rescue, and when he talked, people listened. “Let her be.”
“Lee!” Ally dropped her hand from my arm.
