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been phased in the slightest. I usually don’t even flinch with stuff like this. I can’t believe how much I let her get under my skin just now.
    The door to Aidan’s room stays closed. I’m not sure if I’m angrier at the girl who just called me out or more jealous of the guy on the other side of that door.
    Aidan
    Becca marches around my room in a small tirade against some girl Josh banged last night. I try defending the guy but that only gets her more riled up. She finally calms down and climbs into my bed next me, burrowing under the covers.
    “The only reason I care is because it’s just so wrong to treat a girl that way. I mean, I don’t know. I haven’t had a boyfriend in a while, not since Patrick. Is that the way guys are treating girls now? It’s disgusting. It’s wrong.” She’s really wound up. Her arm flings around my chest and she wraps her leg over mine. “Isn’t it wrong to just lead someone on if you have no intention of ever being with that person?”
    I take a sharp intake of breath through my nose and hold it. Girls, relationships, hook-ups, those are things in my past. Things that were taken away from me.
    “Aidan.” Becca sits up, her voice softens to a sad whisper. “Is that what you think I’m doing with you?”
    “No,” I answer honestly. “Becca, I’ve never thought for one minute that we’re anything more than friends. I’ve never had any unrealistic expectations for us.”
    “I’ve thought about it, Aidan. Trust me. I’ve wondered many times what it would be like to kiss you.” She places her face down next to mine. “I’ve just never been sure if it was the right move for us.”
    I don’t say anything. Her lips are lined up to mine, close without touching. I’m not sure what she’s going to do. I’m relaxed. Comfortable with her closeness. She brings her lips to the base of my scar. The soft kiss she gives flutters over the jagged line carved into my skin. After a few seconds the kiss ends and she cradles her head back down under my arm so it lies by my side. I’m not disappointed to have ended things there. I’ve always understood where we stand. And I’d rather have her like this than not have her at all.
    “Do you want to go have some pancakes?” she asks after a long period of us just lying there in silence.
    “Yeah, I’m starving,” I say. She puts her arms around me and hugs tight. I know she’s wondering if it’s weird. I want to assure her it’s not. “Becca, I’m happy with the way things are with us. Everything with us always has been and always will be just fine.”
    There’s one more squeeze and a quick smile from her before she hops up from my bed, raring to go. “Okay, let’s go. Josh’s mom left a bag of chocolate chips in the freezer so you’re getting chocolate chip pancakes,” she says, beaming, bouncing from the room with me close behind.
    “Becca, you can’t just go taking his stuff. That’s his, leave it alone. Regular pancakes are fine.” I don’t need Josh getting all pissy with us over missing food. I gotta live with this guy.
    “I made pancakes for his date this morning. I think he can spare a few lousy chocolate chips.” Becca frowns, taking the bag of chocolate chips from the freezer, ignoring my request to leave them alone.
    “Weren’t you just yammering not an hour ago that you invited her and he didn’t? Can you please not provoke this guy? You can’t go pissing him off. With the three of us living so close it might make things uncomfortable for us.”
    “Yeah, yeah.” She blows off what I’m saying and pours an enormous amount of chocolate chips into the batter she’s preparing.
    A few bites into my second pancake, Josh returns back to the apartment. He nods a “morning” in my direction then turns his gaze immediately onto Becca.
    “Hey Josh, your date get home alright?” She grins over at him.
    “Just fine, Becks. Thank you for making us breakfast this morning. It was very kind of you.” They