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“Yeah.” I was just thinking it, so there was no point in trying to play nice and deny the obvious. “Let’s do something this weekend?”

Some of his usual humor returned to his eyes. “You won’t have plans?”

“I mean, probably?” Considering all the memes about sapphic dates, and the fact that this was our third in less than two weeks, yeah, it was a safe assumption. “But I can make time.”

“All right. If you say so, I mean. Text me or whatever.”

I was the one rolling her eyes as he walked out of my room. It was a good thing I could not afford to live alone, and that he was a pretty great roommate. I’d definitely lucked out there.

It didn’t mean that he didn’t have his moments, and I was now worrying about him instead of the night ahead.

I grabbed my phone from where I’d dropped it on the bed.

Arlene

Did you have any plans this weekend?

Claude

Hello to you too

Here I was, thinking you’d be anxious about tonight

Arlene

Very funny

I am anxious, but it’s a whole thing with my roommate

I wanna hang out with him, but I wanna see you too

Claude

You can always introduce us

Or, you know, we behave and spend one day without seeing each other

I’m sure some people call that healthy

Arlene

I’m not some people

Claude

Neither I am, but that’s beside the point

Anyway, how are you feeling about the club tonight? I managed to leave work earlier today so I should be there on time

Arlene

That’s good! Yeah, I’m ready

I don’t know how I’m feeling, but I wanna go, and I wanna see you?

Does that count?

Claude