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Authors: Christopher Nelson
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ask for advice on this. It's simple, but guys like you and Max and Andreas make it into this huge thing. Your life isn’t going to come to a screeching halt if she says no. That's why Max hasn't asked Jess out, he's afraid she'll say no.”
“But what if she does?” I knew it was a stupid question, but I just didn't have his level of self-confidence. “I like her and we're getting to be good friends. What if I ask her out and she doesn't want to be friends anymore?”
Drew sighed and stopped dead in the middle of the sidewalk. “Look. You both know what you want from the other. Now you need to find out what the other wants from you. Flip the situation, man. If you were only interested in her as a friend, but she wanted more, would you really be comfortable around her? No, right?”
“No,” I admitted. “But-”
“No buts. Look, I went to senior prom with this amazingly hot girl, took her to a hotel that night, had amazingly hot sex with her, and never talked to her again after that night.”
“Why would you do that?” I asked.
“Because we were both looking for a hot prom date, a fun night, and a great memory. I was going away to school up here and she was staying local. Honestly, she was a whiny little bitch. No way was I going to get serious with someone like that, let alone try a long distance relationship with her.” Drew poked a finger into my shoulder, driving me a step back. “The point is that we both knew what we wanted, we were up front about it, and neither of us played games. My advice, if you want to get serious with this girl, ask her out and make your intentions known straight up. If she's not interested, move on. Don't disrespect her by playing games, and make sure she doesn't play you either.”
I stood there for a moment. While I didn't have Drew's level of confidence, he was right. I had just met Nikki, and if she turned me down, it wouldn't be that big a deal. I had only known her for a couple of weeks, after all, so there wasn't much to lose. I had problems making new friends, but this was a new place and a new start.
Drew slapped my shoulder. “Kev?”
“Sorry. Just thinking.” We started walking downhill toward campus again. “You're right. I'm going to ask her out after class next week. Earlier if I run into her.”
“You don't have her number? Or what dorm she lives in?”
I shook my head. “She's got a night class on Wednesdays, so she leaves after we eat, and I've never asked her what dorm she's in or for her phone number. I'm a dumbass, right?”
“Yup,” he said. “But you're learning, man! You're growing more balls in a month than Max has in a year. At least where girls are concerned. You ever had a girlfriend before?”
I shrugged. “I guess.”
“You guess?” Drew laughed. “I bet it was one of those awkward high school things where you were friends and just ended up being around each other so much, everyone thought you were going out anyways, so you did.”
“What the hell, Drew? Did you spy on me during high school? Read my mind? Read my diary?”
“You keep a diary? Freak.”
I sighed. “Figure of speech. It's like you know what I'm going to say before I say it.”
“Hey, don't sweat it, man. I've been friends with lots of people through high school and college and I've seen plenty of beta types like you go through the same thing. So tell me what happened with this girl. I promise I won't predict what happened.”
I didn't say anything right away. This was the reason why I had left in the first place. “You're close,” I finally said. “We were friends through high school. Got closer as it ended. Ended up spending a lot of time together, and then I just figured we'd take the next step.”
“What happened?”
I shook my head. “She transferred.”
“Where?”
“Berkeley.”
Drew winced. “Damn. Did you try a long distance relationship?”
“No.” I didn't want to talk about it. Just remembering it was painful enough.
“What
“But what if she does?” I knew it was a stupid question, but I just didn't have his level of self-confidence. “I like her and we're getting to be good friends. What if I ask her out and she doesn't want to be friends anymore?”
Drew sighed and stopped dead in the middle of the sidewalk. “Look. You both know what you want from the other. Now you need to find out what the other wants from you. Flip the situation, man. If you were only interested in her as a friend, but she wanted more, would you really be comfortable around her? No, right?”
“No,” I admitted. “But-”
“No buts. Look, I went to senior prom with this amazingly hot girl, took her to a hotel that night, had amazingly hot sex with her, and never talked to her again after that night.”
“Why would you do that?” I asked.
“Because we were both looking for a hot prom date, a fun night, and a great memory. I was going away to school up here and she was staying local. Honestly, she was a whiny little bitch. No way was I going to get serious with someone like that, let alone try a long distance relationship with her.” Drew poked a finger into my shoulder, driving me a step back. “The point is that we both knew what we wanted, we were up front about it, and neither of us played games. My advice, if you want to get serious with this girl, ask her out and make your intentions known straight up. If she's not interested, move on. Don't disrespect her by playing games, and make sure she doesn't play you either.”
I stood there for a moment. While I didn't have Drew's level of confidence, he was right. I had just met Nikki, and if she turned me down, it wouldn't be that big a deal. I had only known her for a couple of weeks, after all, so there wasn't much to lose. I had problems making new friends, but this was a new place and a new start.
Drew slapped my shoulder. “Kev?”
“Sorry. Just thinking.” We started walking downhill toward campus again. “You're right. I'm going to ask her out after class next week. Earlier if I run into her.”
“You don't have her number? Or what dorm she lives in?”
I shook my head. “She's got a night class on Wednesdays, so she leaves after we eat, and I've never asked her what dorm she's in or for her phone number. I'm a dumbass, right?”
“Yup,” he said. “But you're learning, man! You're growing more balls in a month than Max has in a year. At least where girls are concerned. You ever had a girlfriend before?”
I shrugged. “I guess.”
“You guess?” Drew laughed. “I bet it was one of those awkward high school things where you were friends and just ended up being around each other so much, everyone thought you were going out anyways, so you did.”
“What the hell, Drew? Did you spy on me during high school? Read my mind? Read my diary?”
“You keep a diary? Freak.”
I sighed. “Figure of speech. It's like you know what I'm going to say before I say it.”
“Hey, don't sweat it, man. I've been friends with lots of people through high school and college and I've seen plenty of beta types like you go through the same thing. So tell me what happened with this girl. I promise I won't predict what happened.”
I didn't say anything right away. This was the reason why I had left in the first place. “You're close,” I finally said. “We were friends through high school. Got closer as it ended. Ended up spending a lot of time together, and then I just figured we'd take the next step.”
“What happened?”
I shook my head. “She transferred.”
“Where?”
“Berkeley.”
Drew winced. “Damn. Did you try a long distance relationship?”
“No.” I didn't want to talk about it. Just remembering it was painful enough.
“What
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