Page 55 of Love Unavoidable
“Yeah, that about sums it up, Kat. Thank you so very much. Really helpful.”
She keeps laughing.
“Oh, E. I’m sorry. I can’t help it. I adore Sadie, so much.”
“Me too,” I tell her. “That’s kind of the problem. I can’t get her out of my head. I followed her on her date. That’s weird, right?”
Brad and Kat both nod.
“Yep, great.” I say. “Well, now what do I do?”
“May I?” Kat looks at both Brad and me. I nod, he shrugs his shoulders.
“Okay, let’s break this down. So she wanted to have sex in the beginning, but you said no because she hurt her head?”
“Right,” I say.
“Then you told her she could stay with you indefinitely because you have an extra room and she needs a place to stay. Thus making her your roommate.”
“Correct.”
“Then she found out what a man-slut you are.”
“Well, I wouldn’t—”
“Just agree, E.”
“Okay, yes.”
“And she said not only would she not sleep with you, but now she wouldn’t even go out with you, since you can’t keep it in your pants, and because you are roommates now. Do I have this right so far?”
“You could lighten up on the whole man-whore angle, but yes, you’ve got it on the nose.”
“Okay,” she says. “Well, then it’s clear.”
“Tell me, please.”
“You’re fucked. You friend zoned yourself and then you friend zoned yourself again. And now you are crazy zoning yourself. You couldn’t be more unattractive to the female race if you tried,” Kat says.
Brad hides his laughter behind his hand. Or at least tries to.
“Thanks. Really. Both of you. This has been so helpful. Truly,” I say drily as I run my hands through my hair.
“You want another beer, dude?” Brad asks getting up from his chair.
“Nah, I’m on my bike, I have to drive.”
“Uber,” Kat suggests.
I think about it for a moment and consider what I have to go home to, which is basically nothing. “Sure, why not?”
Brad brings us both another beer and refills Kat’s wine glass.
“Do you know where she is now?” Kat asks.
“No,” I say. “Why?”
“Just curious. I could text her and see what she’s doing. Maybe she’ll give me the scoop on how she felt tonight.”
