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‘The incredible thing here is, you didn’t tell me?! Since when did you become discreet?’

‘I could tell he hadn’t worked it out yet and then you were being weirdly catty about him too and I had an intuition that if I didn’t interfere, something incredible would happen. Which was disappointing because interfering is my favourite thing in the world. But now it has. Get off the phone, I have to book my Uber!’

Bel stood in her kitchen, her head spinning and her heart full.

She scrolled to his name in her phone book.

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Bel

FFS do you realise we could’ve done it last night if you’d not turned me begging for your body into ‘not liking you that much’? I was really going to put some effort in too. You are extraordinary.

Connor

Believe me, I hate myself more than you ever could right now.

Bel

Makes a change.

Connor

Doesn’t it?

(can I say I’m almost high with the feeling I can be totally honest with you?)

(also strap in, I’ve now got four hours in a car and Dad’s blasting talkSPORT)

Bel

Same, so I can ask you anything?

Connor

Absolutely.

Bel

Without Shaun’s card, would you ever have told me?

Connor

I refuse to give my brother that much credit. I think I’d have WhatsApped you to death and you’d have started to have suspicions.

If I hadn’t come round, would you have told me?

Bel

I think I’d have made up a reason to travel down for a meeting just so I could see you. ButI was so scared of successfully ‘staying friends’ then accidentally shooting myself in the face by having to meet your next girlfriend *skull emoji*

Connor

Oh God same re: next boyfriend. I HATE THAT GUY.

Bel

(He’s you) x

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