Chapter NineteenShortly after Peter left, Edgar departed as well. Mia heard them kissing and giggling by the door, and then there was silence. Almost immediately afterwards, Jessie came into her room.
“So,” said Mia, smiling at her roommate, “I take it things are going well with Edgar?”
Jessie gave her a huge grin. “They are going very well. He’s just so nice, and so fun, and so cute...”
Mia laughed and said, “I’m glad for you. You deserve a good guy like that.”
“That I do,” said Jessie without any false modesty, still grinning. And then her expression abruptly became serious. “And so do you, Mia—”
Uh-oh, thought Mia. Here comes the lecture.
“—and you’re clearly not getting it.”
“Jessie, please, let’s not beat a dead horse—”
“A dead horse? I’d like to beat up a certain K!” Jessie t
