But I just smiled and picked up my controller. The storm was passing. The AC would kick back on soon. And I had learned something that summer: seeing someone clearly—as a friend, a mother, a whole human—was a lot more interesting than any fantasy.
"Your mom says I'm a gift," I said, deadpan. My frnd hot mom
He disappeared upstairs. I was left sitting on the couch, fanning myself with a pizza box. But I just smiled and picked up my controller
Leo shrugged. "She's just Mom."
I didn't know what to say. I just mumbled, "He's easy to be friends with." " I said
Leo threw a pillow at my head. "Don't let it go to your head, nerd."
And that made him a good friend. Not just to Leo. But to the truth.