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Carlee
After I told you who I was, you still chose to be my friend. Kinda your fault.
Weston
And I’d do it again and again and a-fucking-gain. No regrets, Firefly.
Carlee
You mean that?
Weston
With everything I am.
Weston said I was a tiny ball of light in the darkness that had swallowed him whole, hence the nickname. When we officially met, I had already known how much he needed a friend and offered what I could—myself and my time. I hadn’t sought him out, but I had known exactly who he was when our eyes locked. Becoming Weston Calloway’s friend was a case of being at the right place at the right time.
When his divorce was made public over a year ago, ridiculous rumors about him were splashed across the internet. For months, he became a recluse and hid from the media.Amid the finely crafted smear campaign, I became his only friend and confidant, other than his brother. Our bond is unbreakable.
Carlee
Aww, thanks!
Weston
No prob, bestie.
I’m relieved he clarified.
Don’t get me wrong; I’m comfortable being friend-zoned, and I have been since we met. It allows me to slip into the role of being one of the boys. It’s safer for both of us.
Carlee
Don’t ever let Lexi find out you call me that. She gets super jealous.
Weston
What if I get jealous?
Carlee
Do you?
Weston
You have no fucking idea.
He’s not flirting.
It’s something I repeat to myself each time I speak to him.
Weston
LadyLux hasn’t posted this week.
Carlee
She extended her break.