Then again, maybe she’s not into the age difference. Or maybe she just thinks she’s too good for you.
JD
Was she like that in high school? I only remember thinking she was one of the hotter athletic trainers.
BLAKE THE SNAKE
She was quiet and mostly kept to herself. Her sister Tessa attracted a lot more attention.
JD
Yeah. Let’s make sure Ethan never really hears about that.
BLAKE THE SNAKE
Right.
Look, maybe you’re just making yourself too available. I bet she’ll notice you if she thinks she can’t have you.
JD
You think I should play hard to get?
BLAKE THE SNAKE
Let’s start by dialing down the desperation, at least.
JD
Wow, thanks. Great advice, bro.
BLAKE THE SNAKE
Hear me out. Friend-zone her first, flirt with another woman around her, and once she thinks you’re not interested, find a reason to take off your shirt in front of her. Trust me.
JD
I don’t like any of that.
Except maybe the shirtless part.
BLAKE THE SNAKE
I’m pretty sure I already know what you’re going to say, but have you thought of making a friends-with-benefits-type offer? It might be the kind of arrangement she’s into.
I consider Blake’s suggestion for a second, but that’s as long as it takes for me to solidify that I want more than a casual hook-up with Tenley. Whatever it is I’m feeling for her goes beyond mere physical attraction or lust. And, even though I don’t know her as well as I’d like, my instincts tell me there’s a reason I can’t seem to get her off my mind. But try explaining that to my brother.
JD
No.
BLAKE THE SNAKE
I figured.
JD
We weren’t created to separate sex and love, man. You’ll never be happy as long as you keep your life disordered.
