Page 52 of In For a Penny
I sigh and type a quick reply.
Me: Please do not ever send me an unsolicited dick pic. I will never, ever send you a tit pic. And yes, I can email you my notes tonight.
Oliver: Thanks, mate.
See? This is precisely what I mean. Oliver and I are more than capable of maintaining a sexual relationship within our friendship, which means that it should be even easier for Josh and me to be friends since there isn’t anything physical going on there.
“He’s not into me. And that’s not why we got into an argument exactly. He wasn’t upset because I slept with Oliver. I got angry at him because he said that I didn’t seem like ‘the type of girl who would fall for that,’ implying I was a slutty bimbo or something. He actually used the word ‘broken’, as if I were tricked into sleeping with him or something.” I shake my head. “So stupid. God forbid women enjoy casual sex as well.” I exhale. “Anyway, I just lost it.”
Allie scoffs once and shakes her head. “You’re either socially inept or in denial.”
“I think most people who know me woulddefinitelyagree with you on the whole ‘socially inept’ thing. Not sure about the denial part, though. I consider myself to be a very self-aware person.”
She laughs hysterically at this and stands. I’m slightly offended by her analysis.
“Listen, Penny,” she says, sobering. “I’m sure he didn’t mean whatever he said. Your friend just seems to be on the protective side.”Understatement of the century.“Which is a pretty great thing, when you think about it. It means that he can take care of you at school when you’re out of my sight.” She winks and smiles as she gives me a little punch on the shoulder.
“I hate you,” I tell her as she walks away with a laugh all the way back to her bedroom.
I AM A STRONG, INDEPENDENT WOMAN WHO NEEDS NO MAN.
Not really having resolvedanythingwith Allie, I decide to text Chloe and Jane and see whether they’re up for a girls’ shopping trip as a distraction. I’m not really supposed to tell anyone from the program about Oliver and me, but I already told Josh and Allie, so fuck it. I need the advice of people who actually know us. And I need to take a trip to Harrods. This whole thing has me down in the dumps. I don’t want to lose a friendship over something so stupid, especially since I just realized that my final project is due at the end of the semester, and we’re supposed to work together on it.
Fuck!
