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[theplaymaker]

Okay, good.

Because I want you and Chad to work.

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...I'll be honest? If Los Angeles hadn't happened, I would be coming home to Jack and picking up where I left off. Instead I've got a hot boyfriend and a great best friend to come back to instead.

[theplaymaker]

And you're happy with that, yes? I know you want everything, Ryan, but we talked about how sometimes that's just not possible.

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Of course I am. I still want everything, but that doesn't necessarily include Jack.

[theplaymaker]

Good, because if you make Chad cry I'll be very cross.

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Shouldn't you be more concerned that Chad's going to make me cry?

[theplaymaker]

I really don't think Jack is his type.

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I'm not going to cheat on Chad. Or make him cry. Got it?

[theplaymaker]

Got it.

Then we can talk about everything else you sent me now.

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What's everything else??

[theplaymaker]

That was a very long string of emails you sent me.

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[There's a pause in messages as he goes to look back at his emails.]

...oh. Um.

[theplaymaker]

Do you want to talk?

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Are you really giving me a choice?

[theplaymaker]

Of course I am. I never force you to talk to me.

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Not sure what we'd need to talk about. Chad's parents still don't believe he's gay, we've talked about it.

[theplaymaker]

So that'd be one of the topics.

Racism, homophobia, bullying... Not a light conversation.

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...I don't even know what to talk about first. So. Yeah. All three of those topics sure did happen.

[theplaymaker]

What's on your mind the most right now?

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How much I want to send his parents pictures of us making out?
No I'm lying.
A lot? Nothing?
Currently, it's how much I wish I'd double-checked so I didn't send you the whole conversation.

[theplaymaker]

Apparently he wants to do the same, so at least you're in sync?

Don't worry about it, Ryan. It's mostly nothing new. You know that I took note of you a long time before you even knew I existed.

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I might ask Shane to take some pictures of us when I get home.

Wait what does that even mean in the context of this?

[theplaymaker]

Oh, you should, I bet they'd come out beautifully!

I was a weird girl no one liked or noticed before Junior year, I know about bullying. But I'm sorry, Ryan.

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I want it. I want something cute and normal, is that so much to ask?

And I'm sure my sister didn't help with that! I probably should have stopped her sooner, but...you know. High school.

[theplaymaker]

Might be too much to ask from Shane, but artistic friends aside. No, Ryan, it's not and you have it. Promise.

Don't worry about it. Generally I wasn't enough of a blight on your sister's radar. I'm sorry I didn't help you somehow. Or, you know, couldn't.