"You're not awkward!" Jenny quickly informed him, the earlier mentioned irresistible Parry pout taking her over. "You're like, so awesome and Ella is.. well, she's like, not a dater. But you guys would be super cute together, you know she loves you! Just as like.. I dunno, maybe more. Won't know if you don't ask, right?" she suggested.

"Sometimes best friends just.. see each other differently when they grow up," she added by way of an attempt at comfort. She and Ella had been hanging out with Hen for years, and when she looked back, she was surprised she hadn't noticed something sooner.

"Well," she began slowly as he looked at her, "you have to be honest! Girls love honesty. And flowers, just.. pick her some flowers and tell her how you feel," she instructed him. "None of my boyfriends ever did that.. Charlie gave me a stolen ring once.. but El needs a boy who's like, respectful and handsome and like, gets her. You so get us, you're perfect."

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