Buzz.
Brett: anyway
Brett: you and Delaney have LESS chemistrythan you and Kit
Brett: and you’re in luck
Brett: cause Kit is gay! *confetti*
I groan, sliding into a chair and shoveling a bite of cereal into my mouth.
Buzz.
Brett: tbh I think Kit and the Mountain Dew had a moment last night
Brett: sparks. Passion. Sugar.
Brett: like you and that soda in 7th grade, remember?
I text back with one hand.
Me: why are you like this?
Me: its 6am
Buzz.
Brett: love never sleeps, Boe
Brett: Kit was up all night. Tossing and turning like a lovesick vampire
Brett: you brought a girl here! Moron
Brett: now he’s probably dreaming of you caressing his neck
Brett: what anightmare
I set my phone face down. Try to focus on chewing. But my brain has already drifted off, remembering how soft Kit’s hair was between my fingers, how his throat bobbed when I sprayed the sunscreen, how fast he looked away.
I thought we were good. I thought things were getting normal again.
But something still feels…off. I just hope he knows that I seriously couldn’t give a shit less about him being gay.
Buzz.
Brett: just admit you’re in love with him and we can move on
Brett: or keep pretending and suffer
Brett: your call, dummy
I toss the rest of the cereal in the sink.
Buzz.
Brett: p.s. Delaney asked me if Kit likes anyone
Brett: girls notice everything, bro
