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A Monday morning in Australia… lovely. Mia plops down next to me and says, “Hey, did you hear?” We’ve been inseparable since kindergarten thanks to our dads being friends, but honestly, she has this annoying way of never really finishing her sentences. I let out a dramatic sigh to make it clear she’s done it again. “Hear what?” I ask. 79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHs0iLbOnE9
“Oh, shit, my baddd,” she replies, dragging out the last word before finally making eye contact. “Anyway, Jackson wants to have game night at your place. Sound cool?” Now, Jackson is Mia’s boyfriend, and he has this really annoying tendency to invite himself over. God, I can’t stand him. “Yeah, sure,” I say with a smile that feels more forced than genuine. “I’ll ask Brendan.” 79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZhLlfJoQ9X
Later in the day, I’m just walking down the hallway when Jackson calls out to me like we’re best buds or something. “Yo Seo!” he shouts while throwing his arm around my shoulder- I can’t help but cringe. “Save that for Mia,” I shoot back as I push him away from me. Just then, Brendan spots us and instinctively pulls me aside like he knows how uncomfortable Jackson makes me.79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSABeIB0XTW
“Hey babe,” he says as we walk away from Jackson together. “You good?” I nod and we slow our pace a bit. “Mia and Jackson are coming over for game night, can you come an hour early to help me set up?” I look up at him, he’s about 6’1, which makes him tower over me by seven inches- and he gives me a reassuring nod. “Sounds good. Oh, and I have a surprise for yo-” But right then the bell cuts him off. He finishes quickly with a smirk before leaning down to plant a quick kiss on my cheek and adds softly, “Love you.” My heart does this little flip at that moment, just as it has every day for the past three years.79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbhmo00fexY
“Love you too,” I reply with a grin that stretches across my face as I watch him walk away- seriously admiring how tall and fit he looks with those broad shoulders and toned arms just right for someone like him. And then the bell rings again reminding me that my class isn’t going to wait.79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBSkvqCbMaF
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