Courtney had just disconnected from her call with Kathryn when her cell rang again, she looked at the screen and saw it was her friend Sharon. She smiled as she answered, already expecting the first words from the phone. "Hey, Sharon! What's up?"
"For me? Not a thing, for you? It's number eighteen, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!" Sharon exclaimed over the phone.
"Between you and Bridge, I'm going to lose my hearing!"
"Sorry. But I have a surprise for you! Since we're all eighteen my mom said we can go to her store and pick anything out of the store for our presents. She held off on it for you. I think she has the hots for you."
"Gah, please! Not another word like that. I don't swing that way!" Courtney said, exasperated.
"I know...she thinks she can convince you though. And she doesn't take no for an answer. You know that."
"Hum...maybe I can skip this then. I really have no desire for that. I don't judge, but...I mean. It's not me. I love Jer...uh...men."
Sharon was quiet over the line for a moment, "Did you just stop yourself from saying Jeremy? It's not just a crush?"
Courtney wrapped a pig tail around a finger of her free hand with a twirl of that finger, "I don't know. I like him a lot and I want him to be numero uno. Just haven't been able to broach the subject with him yet is all. Why?"
"N...no reason."
Courtney sat up right, she knew that tone of voice. "You didn't...please tell me you didn't?" she said, her blood running cold.
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