Page 16 of Keeping my Best Friend

“I’m sorry I didn’t do more to help.”

“You did everything you could’ve done for me then, and the fact that I’ve been able to rely on you ever since is one of the things I’m most grateful for.”

“And where does cake fall on that list?”

She smiled. “I’m more grateful for you than cake.”

“Damn,” I said. “I must be good then.”

“You are,” she said. “You’re the best friend a girl could have.”

“So how come you never told me? After all this time?”