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“I don't know. She just looks like she doesn't want to talk about it. I mean, she doesn't have to, right?” I sense that he's going to bat for me, but it's not necessary, and I smile and nod my head at him.
“Trust me, I've gotten used to their invasive questions. You just wait until you get a girlfriend. They will not let up until you share every dirty detail.” I smile at the tail end of my words as Cass speaks up.
“So how big is he?”
Amy gasps, staring at Cass in disbelief. But Cass waves away Amy's concerns, staring at me with an air of curiosity. “I asked what I asked. Don't pretend like you don't want to know.”
Amy nods her head in agreement, and I can't help the laughter that bursts out of me. “Cass, you really need a boyfriend.” I love my friends, I really do. But this is a conversation I am not comfortable having. I don't mind them knowing that I was intimate with Damien, but I don't want them to be asking his size.
“Okay, below average, average, or above average?” Cass narrows her eyes as she asks the question.
“Above average.” The words burst out of me without my permission and my cheeks sting.
She and Amy shoot knowing glances at one another while whooping a loud, “Hoh!”
There are just no secrets around these girls. Not that I mind all that much. I trust them. I could come to them if I had any concerns about Damien, but right now, I'm happy and comfortable with where we're at. Still, I know that my friends are thrilled for me and happy that I found someone.
Without warning, Amy and Cass both run over to me, arms open, squealing as they bounce up and down, and pull me into an exuberant hug. Over their shoulder I catch sight of Ben, who's smiling and shaking his head.
“Honestly, I'm just glad you're not with Jake anymore and that you found somebody who makes you smile and glow like this.” Ben gestures wildly at me and I smile even wider. I love how supportive my friends are and I’m grateful for them.
While still holding on to me tight, my friends bombard me with questions and compliments, and I laugh. They're being over the top, but I love them for it. They are definitely my best friends, and I'm glad that they want me to be happy and see that I truly am with Damien.
“Okay, guys, calm down a little bit. It was just a date.”
Cass snorts and Amy gives me a look like she doesn't believe a word I'm saying. “Just a date?” she asks, arching an eyebrow at me.
“Come on, stop being modest. You're glowing like a firefly.” Amy sighs at the tail end of her words, as if she wishes that she could be glowing like I am.
“You just told our best friend she looks like a bug.” Ben sounds stunned even as a smile creeps across his lips. The microwave timer beeps, warning us that the popcorn is done, but everyone ignores it. I can't ignore the rich smell of popcorn, however, as my mouth waters.
“You know that you deserve to be happy and loved, right?” Cass asks.
I nod my head. Of course, I know now that I deserve better than Jake, but at the moment when I was in it, that was really hard to see. I didn't deserve to be cheated on and I didn't deserve the way he treated me, and I'm glad that that's over. I'm also incredibly grateful that Damien does not make me feel awful. They have no concern about betrayal. I don't think he's going to cheat on me or lie to me because he's proven that he's not that kind of person.
“You know what we have to do. I think we're going to throw another party and invite him,” Ben says.
Amy laughs at him. “Another one?” she asks.
He nods, very serious all of a sudden. “Another one.”
“A party? A party for what?” I ask, confused. Is he really suggesting that they throw me a party because I was intimate with someone? I consider myself a strange person, but that's a little too weird even for me.
“A party to celebrate your new relationship, of course.” Ben pulls the wine opener out of my drawer and pops the cork on the bottle. Amy lets me go and makes her way over to the microwave, grabbing a bowl before dumping the bag into the glassware. Cass continues studying me like I’m some specimen and she’s searching for answers.
“Relationship. No, we're not official. We're just seeing one another.”
Cass laughs. “No, he has a point. I think we should celebrate anything we can, especially after Jake.”
I reach out and take the glass of wine that Ben offers me with a thankful smile.
“I have no doubt that he will make it official soon, because he's definitely crazy about you,” Ben says.
“What makes you think that?” I ask, sipping the fruity white wine as I meet his gaze over the rim of the glass.
“Well, I mean, who wouldn't be crazy about you? You're absolutely amazing,” Amy says, carrying the popcorn bowl into the living room.
I feel flattered by my friends’ words and opinions of me.
