Almardon
Fine. Did you tellJULIETTE how you feel yet
Not yet
Almardon
Dude
What
Almardon
You flew to Toronto for a wedding. With a girl who’s been rejecting you for 5 months.
Technically she asked me to come
Almardon
Wait
Does she know your name yet???
I debate how much to tell him. Almardon’s my best friend. He’s kept worse secrets.
Me: Her ex is the groom’s best friend. She needed backup.
Almardon
So you’re fake dating her
Something like that
Almardon
Rodriguez
What
Almardon
You’re going to regret this
Maybe
Almardon
Probably
Worth it
I pocket my phone and tune back into the table conversation. The food is arriving, everyone’s talking over each other, laughing. Comfortable chaos.
“I’m going to run to the bathroom,” I say to Juliette. “Be right back.”
She nods, already pulled into a conversation with her mom.
The bathroom is down a narrow hallway past the kitchen. I’m washing my hands when the door opens and Melissa walks in.
