Page 174 of The Friend Scheme
“Are you seeing anyone?”
“Nope. Are you?”
“Nope.” He grins. “I guess my question now is: How would you feel about being friends again?”
I step closer to him and decide to go for it.
“Fuck friends,” I say.
And I kiss him.
EPILOGUE
Jason is coming over today.
I can’t wait.
It’s been nearly two weeks since I saw him at work, and we’ve spent basically every spare minute together. Now that I’m out, there’s nothing stopping us from hanging out as much as we want.
He’s never actually been to my house, though, which is why I’m excited. I want him to see what my new life is like.
I’m in my room now, trying to make sure it’s as clean as possible. I know I’ve cleaned a bunch, and I can’t see any mess, but still, I feel like there’s more I should be doing. This moment has been a long time coming, and I want it to be totally perfect.
“Look at you,” says Miriam, my roommate, and she stops in my doorway. “What’s got you all stress-y?”
I turn and face her.
“Nothing,” I say. “But I look good, right?”
“You look great. But if you want to impress whoever is coming over, why don’t you wear that shirt I like?”
“The red one?”
“Yeah.”
“It’s not too dressy?”
She shakes her head. “Wear it with jeans, you’ll be fine.”
She’s in school for fashion design, so I figure she knows this stuff.
“Okay. Noted. Thanks.”
She smiles and then heads off down the hall.
I pull off my shirt and switch into the red shirt. I button it up and then check myself out in the mirror.
She was right.
I roll the sleeves up so it’s a little less formal. And then I fix my hair.
The doorbell rings.
Okay.
He’s here.
I jog down the steps, and see Ashley, Miriam’s partner, open the door. Miriam stands beside her, grinning eagerly.
