Drop-Dead in Love
It just slipped out, and now her entire body was hot with shame.
She opened her mouth to backtrack, but Calix said, "Yes, she is a friend of mine."
Screw it. "Not a girlfriend?"
He titled his head. "What is the difference?"
"Well, a friend is . . . you know, a friend," she tried to explain, cutting up some gauze to hide the fact that her hands were shaking. "A girlfriend or a boyfriend is a lover."
"Ah." Calix's frown cleared up. He chuckled. "A lot of our friends think that Thisbe and I are lovers, but we are not. We are just friends, and we care about each other a lot."
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