Page 127 of Faking Forever
Cade
Kenny needs to do whatever’s best for her.
Thanks for the offer, Cade, but that’s a lot to ask with your house hunt and Fern’s pregnancy. I’m happy do it.
Gideon
Shout if you need help.
Nox
Wait, aren’t we going to address the elephant in the room?
Gideon
You mean whether you’re going to show up to this event or not?
Kenny grinned. Gideon was on fire today.
Nox
How did this suddenly become about me?
Cade
I’ve got a meeting. Kenny, take care of yourself. And maybe don’t pull a Nox move next time and actually reply when we message?
Gideon
Kenny chuckled in delight at that.
Nox
Jesus Christ, man. You guys are being dicks, I’m out of here.
See you next week?
Nox
Yeah. Maybe.
Thank you all for caring . I’m okay. Just trying to figure things out. Love you all
She closed the chat and considered calling her father, who must have called at least ten times over the last few days. She felt a twinge of remorse when she thought about that number. They loved her, they were concerned, and she shouldn’t have ignored them.
She still couldn’t face having a conversation with her father right now and instead popped off a quick text to let him know she was okay.
Hey Dad, sorry I missed your calls. Love you. Will call tomorrow. But everything is okay over here.
Dad
We’re going to have a very long conversation about this behavior, McKenna.
Wonderful.
Kenny sent him a quick thumbs-up emoji—mostly because she knew it would infuriate him—and then sat staring at the wall, wondering if she should call Smith.
In the end, she decided against it. If he needed time to sort through some things, then she would give it to him. This wasn’t a relationship—they specifically chose not to call it that—and the usual rules of a relationship didn’t apply. He didn’t owe her any explanations or excuses. And he certainly didn’t have to spend every waking moment with her.
