“Do you ruin all her friendships?” Percy asks.
I don’t answer that. “G won’t tell me what she’s sick with, but she took her to urgent care. I haven’t heard from her since, and that was Saturday.”
Blue asks, “She went through the tutoring center to cancel?”
I nod.
“That’s cold.”
“Right?” I turn to him, happy to have someone who understands. “Exactly what I thought.”
“You like this girl?” Blue asks curiously while taking another bite.
Percy answers for me, “Man didn’t even need a week to kiss her.”
I shake my head at myself. “I only saw her three times. Two of them for tutoring, and then at the party.”
Blue’s eyebrows reach his hairline. “What the hell, bro? You’re kissing her after only meeting herthreetimes, and you’re wondering why she’s canceling the tutor session today.”
“Fuck,” I mutter. “I fucked up, didn’t I?”
“Big time,” Blue adds. “But if you really like her––”
Percy says, “He doesn’t even know her.”
Blue says to him. “Let the man talk for himself. Do you like her?”
I stare at the counter. “Well, Percy’s right. I don’t know her that well, but I –– I’m attracted to her. And she’s easy to talk to. I like being around her.”
Blue says, eyeing his sandwich. “You already kissed her, and it’s been days since you’ve talked to her. She canceled on you today. So, you have two options.”
I look at him. I like where this is going. I need options. “What’re my options?”
“Go to her house.”
I shake my head. “My sister will kill me.”
“So, it’s a secret from your sister?”
I nod. “Until I know where we stand. I don’t need my sister involved until I know where we stand.”
“Fair. Second option is just to wait for the next tutoring session.”
Percy points at him. “That’s your only option in my book.”
“Percy is saying that because she’s probably freaking out that her roommate’s brother kissed her after only just meeting him.”
I exhale. “Fuck.” He’s right. I point at Percy and then drop my hand. “I’m going with Percy on this one. I can’t go over there.”
Blue shrugs, finishing his sandwich. “It was my best option.”
“So Thursday?” Percy asks.
I nod. “Thursday.”
I walk away and hear Percy say to Blue, “He likes her.”
Blue replies back. “He likes her.”
