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She sighed. “It’s just that this guy totally bullied him in high school, and now Lex is convinced that he’s different. He hasn’t admitted to me that he’s into him, but I know the signs.”
    “How old is Lex?”
“Twenty-eight, why?”
    “Just asking.” Mason tried to imagine himself in seven more years falling for Kyle Butler, asshole and bully. It had been nearly three years since high school, and he wasn’t sure if he was over being pissed yet. There was no way in hell he’d do that… or let someone else make that mistake.
    “Okay. I’ll call him. I’m not looking for anything serious, though.”
Amy grinned. “Lex is really hot—and you know you can believe that, since I never look at guys that way.”
Mason pinched her arm. “I told you I’d give him a call, I don’t need the sales pitch. Just talk to him first, and don’t make it into some big thing. I know how girls get.”
“I’m not going to make it into a big thing.
    Jeez.”
“What are you going to say?” Mason was
worried he’d end up looking like an idiot when it
wasn’t even his idea in the first place.
“Are we in middle school? I’m going to say,
will you go on a date with Mason? Check yes or
no.” She laughed. Laughed . Mason thought he was the one doing her a favor by distracting her friend.
    “Alright, missy. You’re about to be minus one very reluctant blind dater if you keep teasing me.” “You love it.”
“Not particularly. I can call Logan if I want
someone to give me shit.”
     
Amy looked concerned. “He’s not your boyfriend or anything, is he?”
    “You should see your face.” Mason chuckled. “He’s my very straight very best friend. We’ve known each other practically since birth.”
    “Ahhh, the bromance. Where is he?” “At UW. He hates that I’m down here. I got the ‘why are you deserting me?’ speech like three times before I left.”
“That’s adorable. I might throw up.” Amy made a mocking face.
“I’ll make sure to let him know you said so. I swear you two were separated at birth.” She flashed him a quick smile. “Hey, are you taking Dolores today or you want me to?”
They had a few constant ER guests, and
    Dolores, the older woman who was regularly at the brink of death (at least in her head), was one of them.
Amy rolled her eyes. “It is so your turn. I’ll go out and grab us dinner.”
    “I want subs—and Fritos. I’ve been craving those all day.”
“Mason, Mason… what about your carb intake?”
He gave her a smile and said the thing that pissed most of his female friends off. “I’m a twenty-year-old guy. I don’t have to worry about it.”
“Oh, screw you.” Amy said it with a smile, so he knew she wasn’t really all that serious. “Besides, you’re almost twenty-one.”
“Almost.” Mason rubbed his hands together like he was anticipating it. Honestly, it didn’t make much difference. It wasn’t like he was going to be trekking to Portland every weekend to hit the gay clubs. Amy smiled and nudged him with her shoulder.
“It’s really okay if I hook you up with Lexie?”
“Do I have to call him that?”
    She laughed. “He’d probably kill you. I’m the only one who gets to.”
“Okay, then, yeah it’s fine—as long as he’s clear that I’m not really dating. It’s just a friend thing.”
“Yeah, it’s just a friend thing.” Amy rolled her eyes, like as soon as he saw sex god Lex the friend thing would turn into hot, sweaty, jungle love. Wasn’t happening.
    Mason wished he could take it all back a week or so later when, come Friday, he was sitting in the most romantic restaurant in Astoria waiting for Amy’s mystery best friend to show up. Dating really wasn’t his thing at the moment. He should’ve said no. Mason had actually been the one to call finally, at Amy’s prodding, but the whole night had come with some major mental foot dragging. Lex had sounded nice enough on the phone and maybe even a little cute, but after Todd, Mason