I found myself avoiding Joe for a whole month into the Summer. Sad, huh? I regret doing that, though. Joe’s like my half-brother. I’d trade little Joe for big Joe any day! So, I finally decided to go up to Joe and talk to him.
I was walking around my backyard when I spotted him lounging in his pool. He looked really sad.
“Hey!” I said as I hopped the fence. He looked at me with wide eyes.
“Oh, hi!” he said. “Nice to finally talk to you again! Where have you been for the last month or so?” I felt hot in the face. I also felt sour in the gut.
“Look, I heard. Nick told me,”.
“Told you what?” asked Joe. “That I’ve given up Star Bucks?”
“No, that you….,”.
“I what?”
“You love me!” I blurted out. I really should of just kept that quiet.
“Oh, crap!” said Joe. He hopped off the float and tried making a run for it. I ran over and grabbed the collar of his shirt.
“Not so fast!” I yelped. “I’m not mad or sad or anything! I just didn’t want to hurt you,”.
“You really care, Jess,” said Joe.