FINN
Rose
You like Bree.
Iâve been staring at this message since I got it.
I just came back to my penthouse from the gym which is located in the basement of the building. Iâve been going there a lot more than usual after Bree volunteered to help me ask out my crush.
The woman I like wants to teach me how to ask her out. She just doesnât know itâs her.
I blink at the notification, thinking Iâm hallucinating the text but it doesnât disappear.
I open the text box and send a reply.
Finn
No, I do not.
Her reply comes after a second.
Rose
Denial. It happens.
Finn
Speaking from experience?
A smirk takes over my lips when I dont get an instant reply.
The best way to get on Roseâs nerves is either by insulting her fictional boyfriends- we donât dare do that- or by bringing up her crush from highschool.
Rose
I forgot youâre his best friend. Just as irritating.
Finn
Sure. but we both have different reasons for being irritating, do we not?
Rose
Get lost.
And I win. Kind of. I think.
I shake my head and pocket my phone. I take the stairs to my room to take a shower.
I change into a simple t-shirt and sweats then return downstairs to make dinner.
Do you want my help?
Breeâs question keeps echoing in my head out of nowhere, forcing me to halt in my task before I regain myself and continue. Thankfully, I don't burn anything.
Bree thinks I have a crush on someone else thatâs why sheâs volunteering to help me. Which means she doesnât like me. Not the way I want her to. She didnât show a silver of hesitation.
When she mentioned one of her dates, I went feral in my head, thinking of every possible way to scare them off.
Fun fact: most of the dates who canceled on her were because of me.
I did it as a favor for Ryan but also for the peace of my mind. Then she went ahead and dated Jay. About whom she didnât tell anyone about except for Rose and Arzo. She figured out Jack was tattling to us. He still does.
After I told Bree to leave the topic, she went quiet. But the next day, she sent me a list of ways of I could make my âcrushâ like me and ask her out.
She also added a note.
Bree
I donât believe you when you say this girl doesnât like you. I came to the conclusion that maybe you never talked to her or had the courage so I sent you this list. Youâre welcome.
The urge to ask her if sheâd date me if she was in my âcrushâs position was high but I forced myself not to do it.
I just sent her a âthanksâ.
Driest reply in my opinion.
I settle down in front of the tv with my food and put on a random channel. Iâd usually go out to have lunch with either Farhan or Jack but today, I donât want to. I want to stay in my penthouse and think of a way to stop Bree.
One day, youâre going to come home and tell me about the girl you like.
I stare into the distance as Sarahâs voice echoes in my head.
When she said that, I made a face and told her that I wouldnât because I donât like any girl except her. She laughed and said, âweâll see,â
Itâs more than a decade later noqlw and she was right. I do have a girl I like to tell her about.
The difference is, she canât meet her.