Page 37 of Falling for my Best Friend

I laughed. “I don’t think she would appreciate that. She’s not positive like you.”

“I’m not a naturally positive person either,” she said. “It’s just an act I put on to fool everyone, myself included.”

“You’re in the wrong business then cause your acting skills are brilliant.”

She smiled.

“Her agent told her the problem is that she’s too skinny.”

“For real?”

“Yeah.”

“Then she definitely should have come.”

“She thinks he’s full of shit.”

“I can’t believe she’s stressed out about that. I think most women fantasize about being told that.”

“I don’t know why. It’s actually horrible.”

“Why?”

“Well for one thing, she’s cranky all the time cause she never eats anything that actually nourishes her body-”

“Are you sure that’s not just her personality?”

“Ha. Ha,” I said. “Seriously, though, I’m worried about her. Her reaction to being told she was too skinny wasn’t normal.”

“What do you mean?”

“I mean she didn’t start eating more. If anything, she’s done the opposite.”

“Yikes. That is scary.” Lucy put her small hand on my arm. “Maybe she should get some help?”

“I know. I need to talk to her about it cause no job is worth what she’s putting herself through.”

“I’m sorry, Aiden.”

“Don’t worry about it,” I said. “She’ll be fine. Plus, you have bigger things to worry about.”

Her face puckered. “Excuse me?”

“Well you do.”

“Like what?” she asked, crossing her arms in front of her.

“Like whether or not you want your waffle cone dipped in sprinkles.”

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