ect, slightly clueless girlfriend. I was always s
, looking my outfit up and down with disdai
"Do you not like it, Jess
in. "She looks great, J
hirp. "Just making an observation.
g," a local dive bar. Jessie always made sure to sit between me and K
hen laugh loudly. "Sorry, Amy, too slow! Guess your pr
ent. "Oh, wow, you'r
med to p
invariably need him to explain a sports rule, or ask his opinion
always including Jessie. A hike to Miller'
cing her tone. "Thought you'd want Kevolution all to yourself." She
e dripping with sincerity. "The more the merrier! Kevin
a trap, but my "Amy" perso
doubt about Jessie, not with Kevin dir
as easy. She was
Jessie has so much energy! I wish I could be that...
ay, I'd sigh and say, "It must be hard for Jessie, seeing Kevin with someon
ture of empat
caused, started to see "Amy" as a breath of fresh air. I never co
– the put-downs, the subtle exclusions, the overt claiming of Kevin
via night where Jessie had been exceptionally
e at my door. "You okay? J
just being Jessie, right? It's kind of endearing, how pro
"Yeah, that's Jess. S
o touch his cheek. "And I would never
nd kissed me, a
he murmured against my
uth. *Understanding is
dea. None o
now included Dave's ex, and another girl who'd been burned by Jessie's "brotherly love"), was
little piece of dirt, every
rs. She had no idea I was playing che
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