Page 30 of What We Knew Then


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lee, are you bummed?

Lane.

Me

you wish

Lane

no I think you wish

so whens your next date with that travesty

wouldn’t you like to know?

well, he’s slimy enough that someone should chaperone

you don’t know anything about Ryan

keep telling yourself that

leo was even talking shit

that’s saying something

you sure know how to pick them

I picked you, didn’t I?

technically I picked you

I came back to the bar

remember?

oh yeah, you ran out like a baby

it’s coming back

i had a feeling you were trouble

fucking should’velistened to my gut

yes, you should’ve

wish I would’ve

My stomach flips. Fuck. Does he mean that? My phone screen is lit up on my comforter, waiting for me to text him back. If I want to. His words scratch at my skin, like a wound that’s trying to heal.

I can’t help myself.

you have bad instincts, got it

noted for next time

you’re the one who pretended to be someone else

seems like you got exactly what you wanted