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down. Just a few hours ago she was ready to go out and party the night away. Now all she wants to do is go to sleep.
    She sighs and rolls over in her bed to face me.
    “I think it just hit me tonight, you know? We’re not in school anymore. We have all these responsibilities and shit. You’re gonna find a great job somewhere, and I’ll end up working at some firm I hate, making way too much money than I know is good for me. And for what?”
    “What are you talking about, Gab?”
    “I mean.... Everything just came on so fast. Everything’s changing, and I’m scared you'll leave me. Now with you pulling away tonight and not telling me everything about this man from last night, it’s starting. I can see it.”
    I sigh and roll to my back staring up at the earth toned drapes she has hanging above her bed. She’s right. We share everything.
    “I’m sorry, Gabby,” I whisper. I don’t want to tell her, but I feel like I have to.
    “What’s wrong with you today, Annie? You don’t have one night stands, you don’t take random people home, and you always talk to me.”
    “Don’t start sounding like the jealous best friend, Gab. I just can’t. I....”
    “Was it him?”
    “Who?”
    “Mr. Chicago. That’s why you let him in the bathroom so easily tonight, isn’t it?” Her eyes light up waiting for my reaction.
    “Uh....” I sit up, giving away too much shock from her question.
    “I knew it! I knew it was him! Shit, Annie, you fucked Mr. Chicago!?!”  She jolts up in bed, suddenly wide awake and ready to talk.
    “Gabby, stop, you have to—”
    “You have to tell me everything!”
    “Gab, are you sure you’re okay? You just went from super sad to super animated in no time flat.” Her weird behavior is worrying me. I know her mom has a history of mood swings. I think she said at one time she was bi-polar, but I can’t remember now. All I know is that I’ve now seen three different sides of Gabby in the last hour and that’s a lot of dramatic swings.
    “I’m fine, bitch. Now spill.” Her eyes are pleading with mine and I sigh.
    “You can’t tell anyone, Gab. If word got back to my dad, I’d be dead. Jesus, I was so drunk. He was so amazing. But then tonight, when he followed me into the bathroom? Total ass. Completely self-absorbed, only worried about throwing his money around,” I sigh and roll to my side to face her. “It kind of sucks. He was so freaking good in bed. But then he had to open his mouth.”
    She laughs and shakes her head at me.
    “My Annie. A notch on Mr. Chicago’s beaten and battered headboard,” she says grinning, as she slaps my leg. “I can’t believe you weren’t going to tell me!”
    “I couldn’t! I didn’t even know who the guy from last night was until it all clicked at the restaurant tonight. And no, we didn’t do it in the bathroom. He fed me some line about his penthouse and the mood was immediately killed.”
    She starts to laugh, then continues on her mad questioning skills. We spend all night dishing about the most eligible bachelor in the city of Chicago. It’s great just getting to spend time with her. This last semester has been so busy for both of us that we haven’t had bonding time like this in months.
    “I’m glad we came home tonight instead of going out,” I tell her honestly.
    “Me too. I missed you, bitch.” She then continues to push me completely out of her bed, leaving me laughing on the floor at her insane antics. “Now get out. I meant what I said about my beauty sleep. Some of us don’t get it as naturally as you do.”
    “Funny. Night, ho. Love ya,” I smile and laugh as I start to walk out of her room.
    “Love ya, bitch.” She smiles and closes her eyes.
    Heading back to my room, I grab my phone on my way seeing a few missed calls and texts from the couple of hours I was away in Gabby’s room. Jesus, who needs me this badly? And why didn’t they just call Gabby? Everyone who knows us knows we live together.
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