Wattys 2022 nominee
A gay romance where a community comes together to fight for their own rights. Get ready to read a story full of laughs, twists and heartbreak that embraces the 70s culture.
Welcome to Can't Be Into You.
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"You will knock him dead.", George informs Angel once he sees her ready for her date with Scotty.
Angel laughs, she doesn't seem that insecure about their night out after all. She puts on her dark red lipstick and waits for the boy to arrive.
Once the bell rings, she turns to her best friend one last time to make sure that she is not doing the wrong thing.
"Nooo. Just go and have fun, plus if it's horrible, go to the nearest phone booth and call me to come and pick you up.", he responds to her and gives her a hug. Seconds before she leaves the room he remembers to give her a condom.
Angel smiles and George justifies his action by reminding her that men are men.
Once she leaves the room, Scotty spots her and he is speechless. He dreamed of this for quite some time and as of now, it's just like he imagined it.
"Hey gorgeous.", he says and gives her the 'look'. It's not sexy at all and Meryl believes that he is having a stroke.
She gets ready to interrupt until George grabs her and takes her inside. After that Angel and Scotty depart for their date.
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Meanwhile back in Manhattan, Dante keeps replaying in his head the moment that Crystal gave him an ultimatum. He looks at the newspaper with the photo of her and Brick kissing as a headline and gives a punch at his table out of anger, cutting his hand in the process.
Harry hears the noise from his room and checks on his little brother, who is clearly in pain from what he did.
"Let me check it.", Harry says to Dante and grabs his brother's hand. It's fool of blood but at least it's not broken.
"I don't need your help, I'm a grown up, I will just go and grab a towel."
"Or I can take you to the hospital and do some stitches."
"I'm not getting on that bike with you, which reminds me, why are you still here?"
"Because my search for an apartment is not going that well I guess."
Dante figures out that his brother is broke and can't find anything because of that. He goes inside his bedroom and returns with cash in his hands.
Harry looks at him and hopes that he is not doing what he is about to do.
"Here!", Dante says and throws the cash at the table. Harry raises his left eyebrow and doesn't grab them.
