Page 53 of Yours Until Forever

Me:

Gage is my daughter’s best friend’s father. We’re friends. That’s all.

Marin:

Okay, so friends to lovers. I can work with that.

Me:

What??? No!!

Marin:

Thanks, babes. Gotta run xx

I switch to texting my brothers in our group chat.

Me:

What’s a zaddy?

Tim:

I see you’ve been on Insta.

Me:

Tim!

Tim:

Zaddy = hot older dude with $$$, style, and “I could ruin your life and buy you dinner after” energy. So, basically: Gage.

Me:

Gage isn’t old.

Tim:

Okay, so zaddy status isn’t just about age. It’s about energy.

Colin:

I think this is what they call a situationship.

Me:

What the heck is a situationship? And why can’t we all just talk in proper English?

Tim:

Oh, babe.

Tim:

A situationship = somewhere between “we’re just friends” and “I’d burn down a small village if someone else touched you.”

Tim:

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