Page 31 of What We Knew Then


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Keep telling yourself that.

you didn’t have to come back to the bar.

just like you could’ve had someone else bring me home

they’d been drinking

it was obviously going to be me

plus that guy was like 2 minutes away from explainingbitcoin to you

you seem awfully concerned about my date

you probably volunteered to bring me home

I feel like coach wouldn’t be the same if you went missing

i’m looking out for my season

you are a horrible liar

and you’re a lightweight

i think you were jealous

how many drinks did you have

I wasn’t jealous

sounds like something a jealous person would say

Lane: told you, looking out for my hockey season

whatever you say

and then whatever the fuck that was outside the door

I didn’t think he was going to bring it up. But there it is, staring at me, timestamped and everything. Trying to kiss me. I didn’t even consider that as an option when I sat in the car, pissed off that the guys cut my time to try and make Lane jealous short.

what do you mean?

you know exactly what I mean

not even a clue

why don’t you walk me through it

nothing to walk through

you should go to bed

quit telling me what to do

fine stay up all night and have the worst hangover of your life tomorrow

choice is yours

I did want to kiss him. I don’t know if it’s because I shouldn’t want him or if it’s more than that. He did bring me home, made sure I was safe. But maybe he is just looking out for himself? Or maybe this is simply what decent humans do for one another.