Chapter sixteen

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"Hi Stella,  I...uhm...wanted to know if you wanted to hang out later today?"

"I'd love to, you've been quite scarce lately.  What happened?"

"Oh.. uh. I just got caught up in work,  thats all.

Stella, you do know that you can trust me?  I like you for you and not for what you are or what you do, ok."

"Okay."

I hung up. He probably knows that I know, I just want to hear it from him.

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I meet Stella at the landfill as usual.  I give him a kiss and we head to the café. 

We speak so much I forget his an alien,  I don't care that he is.

"Peter, we've been friends for a while but nothing is really official yet. So, will you officially be my girlfriend?"

I don't even think I splurt out, "YES! "

"Great, so how are things with Kyle?"

I take a sip of my milkshake," In what context? "

"Like,  you know... in general. "

"Oh, the pretty good I guess."

I am kinda baffled at why he would ask me this. I want him to care about my relationship with Kyle but the whole thing seems weird and awkward. I shake it off and enjoy the rest of the date.

BEEP!BEEP!BEEP! The usual amazing alarm,  time for work.

I get to work and as usual I meet Kyle in her office.

"Kyle, can I ask you something? " I ask.

" Ya, what about?"

"I have feeling you know more about Stella than your telling me. "

"Uhm, I don't think I do." I could sense she was lying. She was never a good lier.

"You know I can tell when you're lying. "

"Ok fine, I'll tell you the truth. "

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