DENIM ➣ FILLIE

09

"You're not like this."

Sadie and Finn gave me concerned glances. "And why do you need to borrow denim?"

"To rebel!" I yelled, throwing my hands up. "My mom can't treat me like I'm young! She doesn't like you, Finn, so she won't like me either!"

"But she's your mom, Mills." Sadie said, dropping her head into her hands as if she was complaining.

"Yeah, and you're my best friend, and you're my boyfriend." I paused and looked at them. "And?"

"I have a denim jacket. It's oversized, but it'd look cute on you." Finn said, smiling at me. I smiled back.

"Awww!" Sadie yelled, joining behind us as we began to walk back.

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"Which one do you want?" Finn said, holding two jackets from his closet in each hand.

"What's the difference?" I asked, studying the two separately.

"They're different shades of blue." He paused, glancing down at them. "It was a buy one get one free sale at the mall..."

"Can I wear one?" Sadie glanced up from her phone, as she sat on Finn's bed, unamused as to where this conversation was going.

"Why?" I asked her. Sadie never wore denim unless it was on a pair of shorts.

"Because, we can be like... 'the denim crew.'" She laughed, taking the darker denim jacket from Finn's grasp.

I took the other one and it draped across my shoulders heavily considering it was three sizes too large.

"We're all wearing denim," Finn said, glancing to Sadie. They were three slightly different shades.

"Yeah, what should our little denim group be called?" Sadie asked, giggling as she finished.

"The Denim Crew? Like you suggested earlier?" Finn shrugged. Sadie nodded.

"Okay, pretty good." I said, holding up my hand towards Sadie so we could high-five.

"I feel like, again, a much-needed third wheel." Sadie said, dabbing her eyes of fake tears.

"Also! Finn, we never got your Instagram!" I said, whipping out my phone. I handed it to him so he could type it.

"Why official, denim boy?" Sadie asked, looking at his Instagram profile deeply.

"I don't know, it's nice to feel important when nobody else makes you feel that way."

"You will, now. I mean, you have Millie." Sadie said, motioning towards me.

"Yup, you have not only me, but..."

"THE WHOLE DENIM CREW!"