Page 67 of Only After We Met

Subject: Why?

I don’t do anything special. I just hang out with people. But I get what you’re saying. I guess I offer every person what they expect of me. It’s easy.

Why did you feel weird the other night?

From: Ginger Davies

To: Rhys Baker

Subject: RE: Why?

Do you also give me what you think I expect of you?

From: Rhys Baker

To: Ginger Davies

Subject: RE: RE: Why?

No. That’s why you’re my only real friend.

You didn’t answer my question.

From: Ginger Davies

To: Rhys Baker

Subject: Weirdness

I don’t know, I don’t want to make this complicated, but I keep thinking about what happened between us. It almost doesn’t seem real, you know? And I’m sorry that things have been differentor weird since then, but they have been, right? Am I crazy? Or have you noticed too? I guess it’s normal, but at the same time, I don’t want anything to change. I don’t even really know what I’m writing…

It’s just, Rhys, I’ve never felt this way about anyone before.

From: Rhys Baker

To: Ginger Davies

Subject: RE: Weirdness

It was real. It was perfect. But you said it…don’t let anything change. We’re good like this, right, Ginger? Someday you’ll meet someone else, someone special, and you’ll think just that:I’ve never felt this way about anyone before.Listen to me.

From: Ginger Davies

To: Rhys Baker

Subject: RE: RE: Weirdness

Okay. I get it. You’re right.

From: Rhys Baker

To: Ginger Davies

Subject: RE: RE: RE: Weirdness

Ginger…don’t listen to me.

That’s just what I was scared of.