Page 16 of Charming my Best Friend

“I know.”

“But you’re probably the last person he wants to hear something like that from.”

I swallowed.

“Especially because if he does know and they’re trying to work through it or something, it could make things really awkward between you guys if he thinks you don’t approve.”

“Right.”

“Which you don’t.”

“And never have.”

She blew air out between her lips.

“I mean, ideally I could help him figure it out on his own in a roundabout way. Then how he handles it is up to him.”

“How are you supposed to do that?”

“I was hoping you’d have some ideas.”

“I’ve got shit,” she said, “but promise me if you ever find out I’m being cheated on, you’ll let me know.”

“Of course.” I leaned forward and set the bowl of popcorn on the table.

“Lucy?”

“What?”

“Can I ask you something?”

“Shoot.”

“Do you ever wish he would stop being such a fool and ask you out?”

“What?! Of course not.”

“I’m being serious.”

“So am I.”

“I’m only asking because I don’t know why else you wouldn’t tell him.”

“If I wanted to be with him I would tell him though. I would tell him right away.”

She pursed her lips.

“I just can’t figure out how to tell him without hurting him.”

“But aren’t you still-”

“Hurting him by omission? Yeah, I am.”

Fiona sighed.

“Even if I tell him, though, he’s just going to break up with her and find another stupid model to date that won’t be good enough for him either.”

“That’s what I thought.”

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