Chapter 13: The Truth Comes Out

I can only imagine what my roommate is thinking right now.

"I had a little too much to drink at Norah's barbecue last night, so Alex helped me home," I say. My face feels like it's on fire. "He was kind enough to stay here and make sure I was okay."

Lucy's eyes flick between Alex and me again, and suddenly she breaks into a wide smile.

"I knew it!" she says. "I knew something was going on! I've told you for years, I said - wait, but what about Wes?"

Eventually, I'll get hot enough that I'll spontaneously combust and turn into a Mae-shaped bonfire. "Wes wasn't at the party. Look, Luce - it's sort of complicated. I'm happy to explain everything to you when you get back later - "

"You'd better," she says, looking between Alex and me once more. "Not because you aren't an adult who can make her own decisions, but because...well, there's obviously a story here."

"I..." I don't know if there's a story. I still have no idea what happened.

"You're lucky I'm running late," Lucy says with