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She tries to hide a big smile. “I’m not gonna lie I’m excited. I really thought it might take you a while to get over it.”

“What? You’re my best friend. There’s nothing I want more than for you to be happy and fucking successful. Maybe Chicago is the move after we graduate.” I wiggle my eyebrows.

“You should come visit me while I’m there,” she suggests.

“Alright. Deal. See? Easy. All you gotta do is video call me every day and things will be peachy.”

She stabs pizza in my direction. “If you think I wasn’t already gonna do that, you’ve got me fucked up. Movie nights arenotoff either. You can’t get out of it.”

“If you think we aren’t watching movies and that I won't cuddle my phone, you’re delusional.”

“If you stand me up I’ll just send you pictures of my super authentic Chicago style pizza to make you jealous.”

I toss the crust onto the plate. “You’re the worst.”

Penny laughs. It’s always like wind chimes.

“So, you abandoned me with Alexi and Koda earlier.”

“What was that like?”

“Alexi is really nice.”

I don’t even try to hide my distaste. “And Koda?”

“He didn’t say much. The guy looks pissed all of the time. Left not long after you did. When did you fuck him?”

I can’t keep shit from Penny. “He hates me,” I reason. Hates me while his hand is wrapped around my throat. I feel heat threatening me at my core. When I see that she isn’t buying it, I cave. “The football party.”

“I knew it! That’s, like, your favorite thing. Men that hate you,” she snickers. “He screams toxicity.”

“Well, he’s full of that. Narcissism, too.”

“Does he have a big dick, though?” she asks with a mouthful of cheese and pepperoni. I hold my hands up as measurement, and Penny’s eyes widen. “You have to fuck him again.”

“He probably has a ton of drama. You know that girl who was talking shit outside of the party?”

“Ugh. The one with the horrid red lipstick?”

“That’s the one. A real Stacy. They fuck.”

“Geez, yeah, You’re dodging a bullet on that one. Total groupie vibes, and you know how those girls are.”

“She was at Sunny’s that day. I told her she does anal to pretend she’s a virgin.”

Penny chokes so much that I reach over and pound my fist on her back. We descend into a fit of laughter until we’re crying.

“Fucking golden. Oh my God. I wish I could have heard that.” She wipes tears from her eyes.

“Cole was mortified.”

“He’s too much of a gentleman,” she sighs. “By the way, I’ve been texting Alexi.”

“Ooh,” I croon. “Got a new crush?”

“No." She rolls her eyes. “You know he’s not my type. He just seems really nice. He actually knows how to have a conversation. I think we could all be friends.”

“I have friends. You. Cole. Bam! Friends.”

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