spoke.
“We didn’t even kiss!” I added, frustrated.
“Did you want to kiss?” Maggie asked.
“No, of course not,” I lied.
“He sure looked like he wanted to kiss you,” Ellie said as she stepped off the curb.
“Thanks for that, Ellie. It’s not a big deal guys. So I’m attracted to my ex, and he’s staying at my place because somebody’s getting nailed like a porn star every night.”
Lily rolled her eyes.
“We fell asleep on the couch. It’s not like I banged him.”
Lily shook her head at me. “You mean to tell me that you’re not at all conflicted about hanging out with Tricky all night and sleeping with him? Like, nada? No feelings on the matter?”
“I mean, sure, it was weird, but it didn’t mean anything. We didn’t even talk about it, and I’m dating, remember?”
Maggie eyed me. “So you don’t know if it was a big deal for him, though, right?”
I scoffed. “Of course it wasn’t. Honestly, I think he just feels guilty about how things ended and probably wants to bone me just as bad as I want him to bone me. That’s all. That’s the extent of it.” I said it like it had to be true, because if it wasn’t true, I was in deeper shit than I thought.
Lily snickered. “You want to bone him.”
“Who doesn’t want to bone Tricky?” I asked, flustered. “Have you seen him?”
She laughed. “Nice try. It’s okay to admit that you enjoyed sleeping with him, you know.”
“Sure. It was nice. Amazing, even. He smells like heaven, and his arms are so sexy, they could have their own Tumblr. But he’s not mine, and I don’t want him.”
Lily raised a brow.
“Okay, I refuse to want him.” We trotted down the subway stairs in silence for a second before I continued. “Seriously, this changes nothing, okay? It was just a weird thing that happened and it’s over. Later, we’ll pick out a new guy for me go out with, because I’m dating . I’m gonna date some guy so hard, he’s gonna get whiplash. I’m gonna date the fuck out of that guy because I’m over Tricky, and he’s over me, and it’s over , okay?” I rambled, taking a breath as soon as I could.
“Fair enough,” Lily said as we walked up to the MetroCard vending machine, seeming to answer for everyone.
“Thank you,” I huffed.
Ellie’s face scrunched up as she inspected the machine. “How’s this work?”
Lily smiled and stepped up to the machine. “Here, I’ll do it for you.”
I sighed, feeling the pressure of the conversation leave a little as I turned to Maggie. “How are you? I haven’t seen you in an age.”
She beamed, pushing her blond, curly hair our of her face. “Oh, I’m good.” Her Mississippi accent was thick as honey. “Just so busy. Work has been nuts at the shelter. I’m so happy for the promotion, but man, they have me workin’ like crazy putting together reading curriculums for homeless shelters across the city.”
I smiled proudly. “That’s amazing, Mags.”
A blush bloomed across her freckled cheeks. “Thanks. It’s my dream job.”
“All right,” Lily said, “We’ve got it. Let’s go.”
We headed toward the turnstile. “How was Greece?”
“Oh, Rose, it was the most beautiful place I’ve ever seen. We started in Athens and sailed to Mykonos, Rhodes, and Santorini. That one was my favorite. I could have stayed forever,” she said with a dreamy sigh. “Anyway, Coop is good too, he’s just been working like crazy like me. I swear, we get home every night, order in, watch a little TV, and pass out. I miss y’all though. You doin’ okay?”
“Yeah, I’m doing okay. Just the usual, you know. Work. Sleep. That’s pretty much it.”
“And Tricky’s staying with you. That’s new.”
We stopped at the platform. Lily and Ellie chatted, and I dropped my voice a little. “Yeah. It’s the right thing to do, and I want to help him, but it hasn’t been easy.”
“No, I can’t imagine that it has been. Seriously, those eyes he gives
“We didn’t even kiss!” I added, frustrated.
“Did you want to kiss?” Maggie asked.
“No, of course not,” I lied.
“He sure looked like he wanted to kiss you,” Ellie said as she stepped off the curb.
“Thanks for that, Ellie. It’s not a big deal guys. So I’m attracted to my ex, and he’s staying at my place because somebody’s getting nailed like a porn star every night.”
Lily rolled her eyes.
“We fell asleep on the couch. It’s not like I banged him.”
Lily shook her head at me. “You mean to tell me that you’re not at all conflicted about hanging out with Tricky all night and sleeping with him? Like, nada? No feelings on the matter?”
“I mean, sure, it was weird, but it didn’t mean anything. We didn’t even talk about it, and I’m dating, remember?”
Maggie eyed me. “So you don’t know if it was a big deal for him, though, right?”
I scoffed. “Of course it wasn’t. Honestly, I think he just feels guilty about how things ended and probably wants to bone me just as bad as I want him to bone me. That’s all. That’s the extent of it.” I said it like it had to be true, because if it wasn’t true, I was in deeper shit than I thought.
Lily snickered. “You want to bone him.”
“Who doesn’t want to bone Tricky?” I asked, flustered. “Have you seen him?”
She laughed. “Nice try. It’s okay to admit that you enjoyed sleeping with him, you know.”
“Sure. It was nice. Amazing, even. He smells like heaven, and his arms are so sexy, they could have their own Tumblr. But he’s not mine, and I don’t want him.”
Lily raised a brow.
“Okay, I refuse to want him.” We trotted down the subway stairs in silence for a second before I continued. “Seriously, this changes nothing, okay? It was just a weird thing that happened and it’s over. Later, we’ll pick out a new guy for me go out with, because I’m dating . I’m gonna date some guy so hard, he’s gonna get whiplash. I’m gonna date the fuck out of that guy because I’m over Tricky, and he’s over me, and it’s over , okay?” I rambled, taking a breath as soon as I could.
“Fair enough,” Lily said as we walked up to the MetroCard vending machine, seeming to answer for everyone.
“Thank you,” I huffed.
Ellie’s face scrunched up as she inspected the machine. “How’s this work?”
Lily smiled and stepped up to the machine. “Here, I’ll do it for you.”
I sighed, feeling the pressure of the conversation leave a little as I turned to Maggie. “How are you? I haven’t seen you in an age.”
She beamed, pushing her blond, curly hair our of her face. “Oh, I’m good.” Her Mississippi accent was thick as honey. “Just so busy. Work has been nuts at the shelter. I’m so happy for the promotion, but man, they have me workin’ like crazy putting together reading curriculums for homeless shelters across the city.”
I smiled proudly. “That’s amazing, Mags.”
A blush bloomed across her freckled cheeks. “Thanks. It’s my dream job.”
“All right,” Lily said, “We’ve got it. Let’s go.”
We headed toward the turnstile. “How was Greece?”
“Oh, Rose, it was the most beautiful place I’ve ever seen. We started in Athens and sailed to Mykonos, Rhodes, and Santorini. That one was my favorite. I could have stayed forever,” she said with a dreamy sigh. “Anyway, Coop is good too, he’s just been working like crazy like me. I swear, we get home every night, order in, watch a little TV, and pass out. I miss y’all though. You doin’ okay?”
“Yeah, I’m doing okay. Just the usual, you know. Work. Sleep. That’s pretty much it.”
“And Tricky’s staying with you. That’s new.”
We stopped at the platform. Lily and Ellie chatted, and I dropped my voice a little. “Yeah. It’s the right thing to do, and I want to help him, but it hasn’t been easy.”
“No, I can’t imagine that it has been. Seriously, those eyes he gives
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