Teddy and I were always ribbing each other about possible dates, having heard from Addison that I was a lesbian, she accepted me and started making it her mission to find out who else in our school was gay. Of course I told her to stop, not that it held any concept to her I wasn’t even sure if people at school knew that I was gay, not that it mattered. I was pretty sure Teddy had something going on with that Henry guy but I never brought him up. It wasn’t really any of my business unless she included me in that part of her life. Mark and I were constantly talking about sex with girls and how amazing it was, swapping tips and tricks. It was an easy friendship. Addison had a knack for pulling me aside and asking when Callie and I were going to hook up. Every time I laughed awkwardly and changed the subject, too scared to even contemplate answering. The prospect of even kissing Callie sent shivers up my spine and a warmth start to form in the pit of my stomach. She used to try and convince me that Callie was always looking at me, that she was attracted to me but I put it down to Addie’s insane need for drama, that wasn’t her own.

I seemed to fit in well with the group, befriending almost everyone – except Erica. The night I met Erica Hahn was a typical Friday night at the park, a few months after I moved to Seattle. Callie and I arrived a little later than usual after basketball practice, she had seemed a little off all day but I never pushed her or asked what was bothering her. I would find out soon enough. If she had wanted to tell me she would have. We had formed quite a close relationship, aside from Teddy I considered Callie one of my closest friends here in Seattle. The two of us texted constantly, had fun doing Chemistry which I never thought was possible and we laughed and joked like crazy. We found ourselves being a little ’touchy feely’ at times, flirting, hugging, kissing each others cheeks, holding hands and the like. Never anything more, she was always adamant she wasn’t a cheater. We never talked about her girlfriend, I knew she was with her at lunch most days in school but I had never met her and nor did I want to. Seeing Callie with someone else would have certainly flared up a jealous green eyed monster and I didn’t exactly want to be that girl. So I had my relationship with Callie and I guess Erica had hers.