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decent guy. I was sure he’d give me a hand.
“You want my advice about a girl,” he repeated, then scratched the back of his head and looked slightly embarrassed. “Hey, look, I know Max talks me up like I'm some player who gets with a different chick every weekend, but I'm not that bad.”
I crossed my arms and stared at him. His expression grew pained. I had learned a long time ago with my family that silence could get better answers than asking questions.
“Come on, Kev, he walked in once and built a legend around it!”
“Once?”
“Ok, twice. And almost a third, but she was just about to-”
“Do you need to count on your fingers?”
Drew glared, but proceeded to do so. He counted off three fingers, looked thoughtful, and counted off a fourth, then a fifth. By the time he was done with the other hand he was grinning. When he went back to the first hand, I waved a hand in front of his eyes. He blinked and focused back on me. “Well, maybe Max was right for once,” he said. “Kev, man, I really don't know if I'm the guy you should go to for advice on relationships.”
I chuckled. “Drew, I know three guys here well enough to ask their advice. You, Max, and Andreas. Should I ask one of them instead?”
“Point, Kev. Get your coat.”
“What for?”
He grinned at me. “We're going to the gym. If you're going to make me talk about chicks and shit, I’m going to make you get some exercise. The indoor courts are always empty around now. We'll get some one on one in.”
I tried not to look too horrified. I wasn't in the mood to walk ten minutes in the freezing cold just to get my ass kicked at basketball, but I’d pay that price. “I assume you're going to spot me some points at least, right?”
“Two or three,” he said. “You get some advice, plus a workout. Twice the benefit.”
I groaned and followed him. It wouldn't hurt to get some exercise and start shedding some extra weight. I shivered when we left the building. It had only gotten colder as January had progressed. Drew stretched his arms over his head and grunted. I heard several distinct pops. “Man, this feels good.”
“Still too cold,” I muttered.
“Yeah, but at least there's not a lot of wind. We'll warm up quick when we get to the gym. Come on.” We started down the road that led to the main campus. “So, this chick. The one you were having dinner with last night?”
“How do you know about that?” I asked.
Drew laughed. “I was in the Caf when you came in yesterday. Was about to wave you over but saw you were with a girl. Now, see, I didn't want to steal her away with my good looks and charm, so I just watched. She's cute, dude. Good eye.”
I forced a chuckle. This was not exactly how I had imagined my chat with Drew going. “She is pretty. That's not really part of the problem.”
“Got problems talking with her?”
“No, not exactly, but-”
“Easy guess, then.” Drew stretched again, this time with a twist. His back popped. I winced. “You want to date her, but you're being a gigantic pussy about it, and you want to know how to do it right.”
I covered my face with my hand. “He shoots, he scores.”
“That's what I figured. Look, Kev, I'll tell you the best way to ask her out. You ready?” He looked over at me with a huge grin.
“I'm ready,” I said. “But I think I'm starting to regret this.”
“Ok. You're the girl, right? And I'm you. Got it?”
“Got it.”
He looked me straight in the eye, still grinning. “Hey, I'm having a lot of fun hanging out with you. Want to get some drinks or have dinner downtown sometime?”
I blinked and waited for him to say something else. “And?”
“That's it. Go ahead, say no.”
“No.”
“Ok.” He walked on in silence. “See?”
“I don't get it.”
“You said no. I kept walking. That's all it takes, man. If she's not interested, she says no, you both get on with life.” He shrugged. “That's why I don't think I'm the right guy to
“You want my advice about a girl,” he repeated, then scratched the back of his head and looked slightly embarrassed. “Hey, look, I know Max talks me up like I'm some player who gets with a different chick every weekend, but I'm not that bad.”
I crossed my arms and stared at him. His expression grew pained. I had learned a long time ago with my family that silence could get better answers than asking questions.
“Come on, Kev, he walked in once and built a legend around it!”
“Once?”
“Ok, twice. And almost a third, but she was just about to-”
“Do you need to count on your fingers?”
Drew glared, but proceeded to do so. He counted off three fingers, looked thoughtful, and counted off a fourth, then a fifth. By the time he was done with the other hand he was grinning. When he went back to the first hand, I waved a hand in front of his eyes. He blinked and focused back on me. “Well, maybe Max was right for once,” he said. “Kev, man, I really don't know if I'm the guy you should go to for advice on relationships.”
I chuckled. “Drew, I know three guys here well enough to ask their advice. You, Max, and Andreas. Should I ask one of them instead?”
“Point, Kev. Get your coat.”
“What for?”
He grinned at me. “We're going to the gym. If you're going to make me talk about chicks and shit, I’m going to make you get some exercise. The indoor courts are always empty around now. We'll get some one on one in.”
I tried not to look too horrified. I wasn't in the mood to walk ten minutes in the freezing cold just to get my ass kicked at basketball, but I’d pay that price. “I assume you're going to spot me some points at least, right?”
“Two or three,” he said. “You get some advice, plus a workout. Twice the benefit.”
I groaned and followed him. It wouldn't hurt to get some exercise and start shedding some extra weight. I shivered when we left the building. It had only gotten colder as January had progressed. Drew stretched his arms over his head and grunted. I heard several distinct pops. “Man, this feels good.”
“Still too cold,” I muttered.
“Yeah, but at least there's not a lot of wind. We'll warm up quick when we get to the gym. Come on.” We started down the road that led to the main campus. “So, this chick. The one you were having dinner with last night?”
“How do you know about that?” I asked.
Drew laughed. “I was in the Caf when you came in yesterday. Was about to wave you over but saw you were with a girl. Now, see, I didn't want to steal her away with my good looks and charm, so I just watched. She's cute, dude. Good eye.”
I forced a chuckle. This was not exactly how I had imagined my chat with Drew going. “She is pretty. That's not really part of the problem.”
“Got problems talking with her?”
“No, not exactly, but-”
“Easy guess, then.” Drew stretched again, this time with a twist. His back popped. I winced. “You want to date her, but you're being a gigantic pussy about it, and you want to know how to do it right.”
I covered my face with my hand. “He shoots, he scores.”
“That's what I figured. Look, Kev, I'll tell you the best way to ask her out. You ready?” He looked over at me with a huge grin.
“I'm ready,” I said. “But I think I'm starting to regret this.”
“Ok. You're the girl, right? And I'm you. Got it?”
“Got it.”
He looked me straight in the eye, still grinning. “Hey, I'm having a lot of fun hanging out with you. Want to get some drinks or have dinner downtown sometime?”
I blinked and waited for him to say something else. “And?”
“That's it. Go ahead, say no.”
“No.”
“Ok.” He walked on in silence. “See?”
“I don't get it.”
“You said no. I kept walking. That's all it takes, man. If she's not interested, she says no, you both get on with life.” He shrugged. “That's why I don't think I'm the right guy to
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