Page 79 of Only After We Met

From: Ginger Davies

To: Rhys Baker

Subject: RE: Little Ginger…

I know, my braces were horrible. It didn’t help that I smiled like a horse. If I think about it, I’d have to say that if we were in the same class, you probably wouldn’t have spoken to me. You’d have been busy being prom king, and I… I was always invisible.I lucked out having Dean as a neighbor and son of my parents’ friends, because relationships just weren’t my thing. Not that they necessarily are now, but at least I don’t blush every time someone talks to me.Studiousis right—I was a total nerd.

From: Rhys Baker

To: Ginger Davies

Subject: RE: RE: Little Ginger…

Why do you feel that way? I think we would have been friends.

From: Ginger Davies

To: Rhys Baker

Subject: You know we wouldn’t

That’s not true, Rhys. You’d have been too busy staring at those giant round perfect breasts that your girlfriend seemed to be trying to stuff in your face in that photo from the football championship.

From: Rhys Baker

To: Ginger Davies

Subject: RE: You know we wouldn’t

So? The one thing has nothing to do with the other. I could stare at her boobs and be your friend at the same time.

From: Ginger Davies

To: Rhys Baker

Subject: RE: RE: You know we wouldn’t

I doubt it. Teenage guys have exactly one neuron. And that neuron is usually busy with things that are stupid or gross. It doesn’t matter, Rhys. We’re just theorizing about things that never happened. I wasn’t even being serious.

I need to let you go. I’m seeing James tonight.

From: Rhys Baker

To: Ginger Davies

Subject: Speaking of realities…

Maybe we don’t need to overthink it when we talk about who would leave whom. Look at who doesn’t have time to write lately because she’s busy with something that back in the day would have taken up my one neuron. (Also, I’ve always had more than one neuron. Surprise: I’m not one of those guys who can only focus on one thing at a time.)

From: Ginger Davies

To: Rhys Baker

Subject: RE: Speaking of realities…

Are you jealous, Rhys? Don’t make me laugh.

From: Rhys Baker