Chapter 6

“Thanks, A.”

“Anytime. You want me to tell Lucas?”

I shook my head. “I’ll do it. He deserves to hear it from me. Why don’t you guys come over for dinner tonight, I’ll make lasagna, and I’ll tell him then?”

Aaron nodded, accepting for both of them. And then his smile turned a little mischievous. “So is there someone you have your eye on?”

“What? No!” I sputtered. Aaron gave a wicked chuckle and I struggled to rein myself in in. Once I was under control, I said much more calmly, “No, of course not. I’m just, you know, sharing a truth about myself with my friend.”

Aaron looked knowingly at me. “Yeah. Okay. You can share all your truths with me.”

I snorted out a laugh and bumped him with my hip as James finally called an end to the session. “It’s not anything, at least, I don’t think it is. I don’t want to talk about it.”

“I hear ya, man,” Aaron said, raising his fist for me to bump with my own.