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It started with Chidinma. She was waiting for me and Christy at the parking lot and came over to us as soon as we stepped onto the curb. Literally, the first words out of her mouth were, “Is it true that you turned down Helen because you were saving yourself for the Pretty-Young-Things?”

I blinked twice andlooked around to make sure nobody else was nearby. Other people were walking in from the parking lot, so I quickly grabbed Chidinma by the elbow and pulled her toward a quiet corner where I could at least have my back to a wall and see if anyone was eavesdropping, and Christy followed. “Where the hell would you get that idea?” I hissed.

“Tonia told me,” Chidinma whispered, understanding the need for secrecy. “She got it from Anna, who got it from Uchechi, who talked to Helen like five minutes after she left your house.”

Christy stepped in closer. “that’s why you turned Helen down? You told her you were saving yourself for us?”

Christy read the stricken expression on my face and already knew the truth. Chidinma did, too. Pinching the bridge of my nose, I muttered, “I asked her to not tell anyone.”

“Wow,” Christy breathed. “Okay I guess that makes sense...”

“Wait, which of the girls are you saving yourself for?” Chidinma interjected, looking confused. “Which of the girls are you in love with? It’s not me, is it?”

Shelooked genuinely worried and I smirked at her. “Would it really be so bad if I was in love with you?”

“Yes!” she exclaimed a little too loudly and immediately caught herself. Taking a deep breath, she explained in a calmer voice, “It would ruin our friendship. I like messing with you and feel safe teasing you. I’m not an overtly physical ‘pay attention to me and make me feel beautiful’ girl like Uchechi, but it’s nice to know that even with all the hot girls around, I can still give you a boner.”

I thought to the last time Chidinma climbed into my lap wearing a bikini, rubbing her butt into my crotch and sticking her big boobs under my chin. “Yes, you certainly can.”

“See! that look in your eyes. It’s quite validating.”

I smiled and shrugged.

“It gives me a rush and I don’t have to worry about you grabbing my ass or taking things the wrong way. But yes, you being in love with me would ruin everything. You’ve been my friend since we were kids on the elementary soccer field. You’re the one guy that doesn’t treat me like a potential mate, and I cherish that sense of comfortability. I’ve tried to make friends with other guys, but there’s always the tension of whether or not they’ll ask me out, or if I’ll get interested enough to ask him out. It’s all too nerve wracking and I’d hate it if that kind of will-we-or-won’t-we-start-dating tension ever cropped up between us.”

Nodding, I replied, “I totally agree.”

“So you’re not in love with me,” Chidinma said, more statement of confirmation than a question.

I nodded.

Chidinma not-so-subtly flicked her eyes to Christy.

“I’m not in love with ANY of the Pretty-Young-Things,” I stated firmly.



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