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"Thanks, Nanna" I grinned and had a seat "So what did you want to talk about?"

"Elliott seems like a nice boy" She started and I frowned

"He’s seee bite of the brownie

"He really seeuess" I row up" She spoke softly "I’ve been waiting for this day to happen It’s coht it would, but I suppose in the circumstances it’s understandable"

"What day? What’s slower than you thought?" I frowned confused

"Cleets it from me I’ve told her stories about me and Hank Sr and hoooed me He was my true love you know"

"I know" I nodded Nanna’s husband had died five years previously, but I could still reuy he had been and how he’d doted on nanna

"She’s been waiting for her Prince to come find her since she was a little kid" She smiled "She wants the fairytale love"

"It doesn’t really exist though" I mumbled and she shook her head at me

"Oh, Rhett Typical bitter e between the two of you once she gets serious with her young et serious with Elliott?"

"I wouldn’t be surprised" She s hurt, Rhett"

"Why would I get hurt?" My eyes narrowed "I don’t want to be with her We’re just friends"

"Things will be different between you, once they get serious"

"We’ll always be best friends"

"Yes, yes" She sighed "What I’ to say is Soone"

"You think she’ll stop being friends with hed "I’ve never seen two people closer in my life You both play very important roles in each other’s lives I don’t think ya’ll realize just how important" She reached out and took s we already have"

"I’ to find a boyfriend I’irlfriend"

"Maybe because you get everything you need froirlfriend from Clemmie already" Her eyes softened as she stared at ether, Nanna" I laughed

"Sex while important is not the be all and end all of a relationship, Rhett"

"It’s a lot of fun though" I grinned and she shook her head

"It’s not for me to ask if you’re attracted to Clementine and I don’t want to stick my nose in where it’s not wanted, but I don’t want you to lose so you never knew you wanted" She paused "Sometimes God makes two people that are perfect for each other in every way It’s always a shans"

"I don’t know that God always gets everything right" I gave her a weak smile and stood up "I mean what’s love really? And what’s perfect? Maybe his plans don’t always go to plan? My mom loved my dad more than her own life She always told me that She also used to tell me that I meant more to her than the ed "Soot his plans for you perfectly right" She whispered behind me as I walked out of the kitchen and towards the backyard I wasn’t sure what she’d expected me to say Did she really think Clementine and I were perfect for each other? I stopped at the back door and watched Cle it to Jake She was laughing about so everywhere I stared at her for a fewto Penelope My breath caught as I watched Elliott walking over to her and I saw hi My body tensed as I realized that I was in serious trouble of losing my best friend and I didn’t knohat do to I wasn’t what Clementine wanted I didn’t believe in happily ever afters I didn’t want a girlfriend I didn’t believe in true love And I didn’t kno she felt about me Maybe she didn’t even likeon I watched the in Elliott was already replacing my role in Clemmie’s life Her family already seemed to like him and I knew that a boyfriend would have precedence over a friend I’d be inched out of this family, just like I’d been inched out of my own I pulled rab dinner toirls I had to stop relying on Cle out I needed to occupywith Clemmie I wouldn’t want to kiss her and I certainly wouldn’t fantasize about being her I putsmile on ame?" I shouted exuberantly and flashed noring the look I was getting froo to Outback" I smiled at Jenny as alked to etarian" She ot salads" I closed the door and walked around to the driver’s seat, feeling annoyed and thinking about Cleht "Ready?"

"I guess so" She sighed and played with her fingers

"What’s wrong, Jenny?" I turned towards her and gave her ht?"

"I just don’t think you care about my needs" She pouted her lips

"What needs?" I took a deep breath I was not in the uy to call me every day and to ask o out" She gushed out "You’ve never called ht"