Milo’s POV
The day before Kate’s birthday, Jason gets a job as a high school football assistant coach.
At first, I'm happy for him. Jason might not be my favorite person, but he’s a part of our group, and his success is our success.
Soon after he gets the job, though, I start feeling very, very sorry for him.
For some reason, over the past month, Jason and Kate have gotten somewhat close. They aren’t exactly friends, and I knew they aren’t romantic, but it’s clear that it has become easy for them to talk to each other. It makes sense, I suppose; if Brooke won’t open up to anyone besides me—something I can still hardly fathom—who does that leave them to talk to, besides each other?
I’m honestly not trying to eavesdrop at first. Alex and Brooke are cooking spaghetti, and Kate and Ja
