Page 62 of Right Man, Right Time
“And you think you’ve broken me?” I ask with a raise of my brow.
“It’s adorable that you think I haven’t.” Winnie pats me on the head and turns back to Ollie. “So how did you two meet?”
Here we fucking go . . .
“Well, it was at a doctor’s office,” Ollie starts, and I take her other foot and slip it into the skate as I hear her tell the story of how we “met.” Pacey and Winnie are laughing the entire time.
“Dude . . . what were you doing with your penis out near the donkeys?” Pacey asks.
“My dick wasn’t out,” I groan as I stand, my muscles firing. “My fly was just down, that’s all. Right, Ollie?”
She nods. “There was no perverting over the donkeys.”
“I’m wondering why you were holding a chicken tender,” Winnie says. “That doesn’t seem like something you would eat. You’re fancy.”
“I like to switch it up when I’m at the zoo,” I say, just going with the flow at this point.
“I didn’t even know you like to go to the zoo by yourself,” Pacey says.
“Who goes to the zoo by themselves?” Posey says, walking up alone.
“Taters,” Pacey says.
“Really?” Posey asks. “That doesn’t seem like something you would do.”
“And he had a chicken tender with his fly undone while jerking off to the donkeys,” Winnie adds, causing me to pinch the bridge of my nose.
“Jesus, dude . . . come on. There are children at the zoo.”
I stand from where I was helping Ollie and hold out my hand to her. “Ready, babe?”
“Oooo.” Winnie claps her hands. “He calls her babe. Pacey, did you hear that?”
“I did.”
“I still can’t believe it. Potato has a girlfriend.”
“Glad you’re not making a big deal about it,” I say to Winnie.
“I’m happy for you. For both of you,” she says. “Let’s chat some more. I want to hear about all of the romantic things Potato does for you.”
Ollie smiles. “There’s a lot. He’s easily the best boyfriend I’ve ever had.”
Winnie clutches her chest and then, out of nowhere, comes up to me and gives me a hug. Unsure of what to do, I awkwardly pat her back as she squeezes tight.
“I’m so happy for you,” she quietly says. “I hated seeing you so upset over the summer.” She looks up at me with tears in her eyes. “I can’t wait to learn more about your girl.”
Okay . . . someone is super emotional today.
Winnie and I had a rocky start, but a lot of it had to do with the fact that I was still trying to get over my breakup with Sarah and what happened that summer. It was supposed to be spent with my guys. But it was interrupted on day one by Winnie. It took me a while to accept her into the group, but after I got to know her better and saw how much she cared about Pacey, I knew she was a keeper.
And now, as she hugs me tightly, I can honestly call her a friend, even though a lot of the times she drives me nuts.
“Thanks, Winnie.”
She pulls away and goes to Pacey, who hugs her into his side. “Let’s get your skates,” he says. “Ollie, I expect to see you more later.”
“Of course.”
