The following weekend, Lucy picks up her phone.
Adam
Scrolling through Tinder.
Adam
You know, the usual. You?
Lucy
Ugh, no. Everyone is…
Not like you, Lucy thinks.
But that’s not the kind of thing she can text to her BFF.
Not if she wants to actually stay friends.
Lucy
Way too obsessed with their dicks.
Adam
Haha. I actually lied, I’m not even on Tinder right now.
Adam
My dick and I have given up completely.
Lucy
Maybe I should, too.
Adam
What are you even looking for on there?
Adam
Like, if you could snap your fingers and have anything you wanted.
Lucy
A hot piece of ass who also does the dishes?
Adam
But I’m being serious.
Adam
Not sure you’re going to find that on Tinder, lol.
Lucy
Maybe I won’t find it anywhere.
Lucy
I guess what I want is someone like you.
Lucy
But who’s not already my best friend.
Lucy
Someone I can talk to, who supports me…
Lucy
Who’s funny, and smart, and creative…
Lucy
It’s meant to be flattering! You’re basically the perfect guy.
Adam
Then date me already, Lucy!
Adam
No, I’m tired of waiting!
Adam
I’m tired of pretending I’m interested in other people!
Adam
And I’m tired of standing on the sidelines and watching you go on shitty dates with shitty guys.
Adam
When the one guy who’s actually good for you is right in front of you and wants you more than anything.
Lucy
No, I meant “wait” like what are you talking about???
Lucy
You said you changed your mind and didn’t want to go out with me.
Lucy
You said you shouldn’t have kissed me.
Lucy
I thought you didn’t think this would work!
Adam
Read between the lines, Lucy.
Adam
Just because I SHOULDN’T have kissed you doesn’t mean I didn’t want to.
Adam
And I know we’re friends.
Adam
But why can’t we give it a try?
Lucy swallows. Where is this coming from?
Lucy
What if we’re good together, Adam?
Adam
That would be awesome.
Lucy
But what if we’re TOO good together.
Adam
Is that a real thing people worry about??
Lucy
I mean, what if it becomes something more?
Lucy
We could hurt each other.
Adam
And we could all be struck by an asteroid tomorrow.
Lucy
Great, thanks for that.
Adam
But before that happens…
Adam
Don’t you want to see if this could be the real deal?
The real deal? Lucy doesn’t even know if such a thing exists.
But if it does, Adam might be the closest she’ll ever get to it.
She’d rather go sky diving.
She’d rather go to the gym at 5 a.m.
But can she really keep pretending that she and Adam are just friends?
Lucy
I keep thinking about that kiss.
Adam
Me too. I wish it hadn’t ended so…abruptly.
Lucy
I wish it hadn’t ended at all.
Adam
Go out with me, Lucy.
Adam
Not at the Roadhouse, and nowhere hot and new where the people on every awkward first date are going.
Lucy
We’ll sneak away to some dingy bar where nobody knows us and make out like teenagers 🙂
Adam
What happened to the Lucy I know?
Lucy snaps a selfie of herself in her tank top, surrounded by pillows.
And, okay, she shows a LOT more skin than lace this time…
But she doesn’t have to think twice before sending it to Adam.
Adam
Good God, you’re doing this just to torture me.
Lucy
That one’s meant for you and you alone.
Adam
I hope there are more where that came from, too 😉
Adam
But the fact that you’re in bed doesn’t need to stop us.
Lucy
Haha. I don’t want our first time to be phone sex, Adam…
Adam
I want to touch you, kiss you, make up for all the time I’ve wasted not telling you how I feel.
Lucy
We’ll see each other soon.
Adam
How about really soon?
Adam
You can stay right where you are.
Her phone buzzes with a selfie from Adam.
She can see her street sign in the background.
He’s standing outside her apartment, holding a bouquet of flowers.
She leaps out of bed to answer.
Lucy
I was just chatting with this friend of mine about how much Tinder sucks.
Adam
Any better prospects?
Lucy
I think I may have found one, actually.
Lucy
He’s different from my usual line-up.
Lucy
But I think it’s worth a shot.
Lucy
He’s been my best friend for years.
Lucy
But he might be more than that, too.
Lucy
As long as he doesn’t stop kissing me.
Adam wraps his arms around her, and together they walk back toward her bedroom.
Her lacy bottoms are already on the floor.
Adam
Baby, you know I never will.
