(Milly) ... Laylah suggests a boyfriend

"What if..." Laylah said in a leading sort of way, "You had a boyfriend?"

"Never had one. No guy wants to touch me with a ten foot pole." Milly argued bitterly.

"That can't be true, you're adorable!" Laylah said.

"'Adorable?' Laylah, see this is exactly what I'm talking about..." Milly fired back.

"Okay, okay, poor choice of words, sorry! But I mean it Milly, I think if you had a boyfriend, that'd shut everyone up! Laura AND Lin are both single as hell. Shit, so am I! If you had a boy in your life, that'd show us all!.... oh! U-unless you're into girls? We could get you a girlfriend!" Laylah stumbled on her own point with all the grace of a drunk elephant.

"I'm not really into girls, Laylah... now that I think about it, are you??? You hang around with David all the time and he's the hottest boy I've ever seen! You haven't pursued him at all? That's a little suspicious." Milly inquired, turning this already awkward conversation back on Laylah.

"Me?! David?!?! No. Noooooo no, no. No we're like brother and sister, Milly. It'd be weird, I don't feel like that about him. Besides, he's not my type! ...Unlike you!" Laylah said in sudden realization, "YOU just said he was hot!" Laylah stammered.

"He is hot! Which is what makes this whole thing between him and you so sus, Laylah! If he isn't your type, then who is, hmmmm?" Milly asked, sounding playful.

"UGH! Fine! Here, this. Guys like this..." Laylah said, apparently showing Milly someone on her phone.

"Oh.... uh.... huh. To each their own, I guess..." Milly said, sounding a bit off-put.

"Girl, I am trying to HELP you right now, don't yuck my yum, bitch!" Laylah said, sounding embarrassed.

"Okay, fair. Fine, what are you plotting. You gunna tell everybody David's my boyfriend or something? He'd never go for that." Milly asked cautiously.

"I talk with David and we work something out. We tell everyone you're both dating and I think everyone will promptly shut the fuck up about you being the baby of the family." Laylah said proudly.

David blinked in disbelief at that. He wasn't prepared for his friend of fifteen years to just... put him up like that. Though it did boost his ego to know Milly thought he was hot. He thought he was always just kind of average looking...

"Laylah! He's your friend! I couldn't just... do that to him! He wants nothing to do with me!" Milly said, in a bit of a panic, not that David blamed her. They'd only met today! Milly was nice, but, well, this was all quite sudden!

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