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“I guess so,” Caroline said. “She told me she was going to ask someone out. Well, she’s thinking about asking someone out, anyway.”

“That’s good,” Enid replied. “So, we’re still good to go on another date?”

“Definitely. We have to watchThe Gooniestogether.”

Enid chuckled in response and said, “I still can’t believe you’ve never seen it.”

“You can see my reaction to it for the first time when we watch it.”

“I’m looking forward to it,” Enid said. “Oh, hold on.”

Caroline waited, and it sounded like Enid was talking to someone on her side of the phone.

“Sorry. My brother wants to talk to me about something. Can we talk later?”

“Is everything okay?”

“Yes. He just needs help talking to girls,” Enid replied and laughed.

“God, Enid! Shut up!”

“Is that him?” Caroline asked through her laughter.

“Yes, it is. Little EJ here likes a girl and wants to ask her out.”

“Enid! It’s Elijah now.”

“Can I text you later?” Enid asked her.

“Anytime you want,” she replied with a smile.

When they hung up, Caroline stared at her phone, and her smile didn’t waiver. Then, she stood up and headed back to her own room, where she found Jodie asleep in her bed.

“I guess she’s sleeping over tonight, huh?” she said to Viv.

“I guess so,” Viv replied.

CHAPTER 15

“Hey,” Jill said with a wide grin on her face when she opened the door. “I’m thinking we just stay in and order. I’m really in the mood to Netflix and chill. Is that okay with you?”

All of that came out before Enid could even say hello, so she wasn’t sure what she should say now.

“Um… Okay?”

“Yeah? Cool,” Jill said.

Enid walked into the apartment and took a deep breath. She hadn’t planned what she was going to say, but she probably should have. She knew that she needed to end this. It was their third date, and not that that whole sex-on-a-third-date rule was an actual thing or mattered, but if she didn’t end it tonight, she’d have to do it on the fourth or fifth, and eventually, Jill would wonder what was going on and why Enid didn’t want to sleep with her, and it would be worse.

“I’m thinking Chinese,” Jill added. “We’d get fortune cookies. I love those things.”

“You like the ambiguous fortunes that usually make no sense?”

“No, I like the cookies. I throw out the fortunes,” Jill replied.

Enid laughed and followed Jill to her sofa, where they both sat down. Jill picked up her phone, and Enid knew she’d probably have their dinner ordered within the next couple ofminutes, and then, Enid would need to hang out until after they finished, at least to be polite. She didn’t mind the hanging out part. Ordering food and watching a movie sounded like a good night in with a friend. But she didn’t know how Jill would take this news, and if Jill wanted her to leave, Enid would go.

“Hey, Jill?” she asked.

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