“Hey!” said Nick. I smiled. “Glad you could hang,” he said.
“Me too,” I said. “Can we talk, though?” Nick nodded. He looked a little worried.
“Do you want to break up with me?” he blurted out.
“No!” I yelped. He was the sensitive one. I got out of the pool and realized Joe was still underwater. Wow. Nick wrapped a towel around me and we went inside.
“What’s wrong?” asked Nick.
“Joe’s been acting really weird around me,”.
“Really?”
“Yeah,”.
“I’ll ask him what’s up,” said Nick. “Be right back!” He slid out of the door. I stood there dripping wet. What the heck was up with Joe? I stood there for a while until Nick came back in.
“So?” I asked. Nick looked very uncomfortable.
“Well…........,”. Nick shifted. Something was coming.
“You remember how I thought you were in love with Joe?” he asked. I nodded.
“Well, Joe is kinda…,”. Oh no. “In love with you,”. My jaw dropped again.
“But he’s like eighteen!” I yelped.
“I know!” said Nick. “Scary,”.