Chapter 12
JOELLE'S FACE WAS SO close to mine I could taste her breath in my mouth. It was sweet and minty, like gum. She must have been chewing it in the car.
“Poppy,” she said warmly. “You know I can't.”
“Yes, you can!” I said, whining the words. “Don't say you can't when you can. I know you can. You're just choosing not to. You're choosing not to because you don't want me. Nobody wants me. Even my girlfriend doesn't want me.”
Petting my hair, she said, “I'm sure that isn't true.”
“It is! Kristen never wants s*x with me. All she ever wants is to relax, not even anything romantic or special. We might as well be sisters, or friends.”
“Even if that's true,” Joelle said, “it's not a reflection on you, now, is it? Maybe Kristen doesn't have a high s*x drive, or maybe s*x is
