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like he doesn’t want a
girlfriend, but clearly can’t take the possibility that Liz might have fun
without him. She’s right. You guys don’t deserve us.”
    “Listen to Lucy. Just leave.” Liz
walked over to the couch and turned up the movie to let them know she was done
with them.
    The guys just stood there for a
second, probably unsure of what to do.
    James, who I had almost forgotten
was even there, stood up. “The girls said to leave. You need to go.” He opened
the door for them, and gave them an uncompromising look.
    As soon as they left, Liz dropped
the remote and ran up the stairs. Annie and I were close behind.

 
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    “Just text him back and get it
over with.” Annie whined, throwing the phone my way.
    It had been three days, and the
guys had pretty much taken turns texting and calling us all day long. Neither of us bothered to answer, and poor Annie was trying
to take a nap on the couch. Finally I decided to give in, tired of the constant
ringing.
    “What do you want?” I texted,
trying to make it as difficult as possible for him.
    “Lucy?” Colin seemed surprised to
hear from me.
    “Yes. What do you want?”
    “I want to tell you the truth. You
and Liz.”
    “So you admit you were lying?”
    “Just omitting.”
    “How do I know you won’t ‘omit’
when, if we talk to you?"
    Because, once you hear what I say,
you will know that I am putting all of my trust into you. You can decide if you
can do the same thing for me.”

 

Chapter Eleven
The Holy $#!%   Batman Mix
     
    “How did I let you talk me into
this?” We were in front of Colin’s apartment, and Liz was less than enthused.
But I could tell, like me, she couldn’t resist her curiosity.
    “Colin said he wanted us to know
the truth. If we don’t like his ‘truth’ we can just leave, okay?”
    Liz took a deep breath, then
answered. “Okay. Let’s get this over with.”
    As soon as I knocked on the door,
Colin answered. He seemed relieved to see us. “Thanks for coming.”
    Drew jumped from the couch as soon
as he saw us, and pulled Liz to him, taking her back with him to the couch. Liz
started to pull away, but Drew seemed determined to keep her close. Liz didn’t
try very hard either. Despite her anger, I could tell she was happy to see him.
    Colin pulled up a chair for
himself, then motioned for me to sit on the couch before taking his seat.
    “First of all, Liz, I owe you an
apology. Drew wasn’t at the bar. He just said he was, because he was protecting
me. He thought it was a really stupid idea.”
    Liz looked at me then at Drew
unsure of what to do.
    “Secondly...” Colin took a deep
breath before he continued. “I went to the bar.”
      I rolled my eyes, starting to say
something, but he interrupted.
    “I know it was stupid. I wish I
had a better excuse, but… I was jealous. I just wanted to see for myself that
you were there to, you know, meet guys.”
    “So it’s true?” I asked, just as
frustrated as when we arrived. “You don’t want me, but you don’t want anyone
else to have me either?”
    “No! I don’t want anyone else to
have you, because I want you.” He trailed off, worried about how I would handle
his admission.
    “If that’s true, then why didn’t
you call me for our date? Why didn’t you try to kiss me again? You knew I liked
you. I wasn’t subtle.”
    “Because I was trying to get
myself together. I didn’t know how to tell you. I knew you wouldn’t believe me,
I could barely believe it myself.”
    “What?” I asked, incredulous. I
felt like I was trying to solve a riddle without half of the clues.
    “It’s cool, man, tell her.” Drew
urged him on, while pulling Liz into him, happy to have her close.
    “Okay.“ Colin took a deep breath,
clearly nervous, which was making me nervous. “So you know Drew’s major is
chemistry, right?” Liz and I nodded, waiting.
    “Well, he had an experiment he was
doing for a project. We were heading out afterwards to a party,