I didn't know how to respond. Lee just told me he loved me just seconds after I made a pact with Jenny not to date him.
"I-I love you too, Lee," I stammered quietly, looking down. "But I c-c-can't d-d-date y-y-y-you."
"Why?" Lee seemed hurt.
"B-b-because J-j-j-jenny and I m-m-made a p-p-pact. She l-l-likes y-y-you t-t-too.
"B-b-but I s-s-still want to d-d-date you."
"So you're going to tell Jenny?"
I looked back at him. His eyes were wide.
"N-n-no. I can't. I just made the pact four seconds ago."
"So when are you going to tell her?"
"Soon." I looked at him. "In a week or two. Now's not the best time."
After talking to Jenny on Skype, I took my teddy bear Bluie and lay face down on my bed. How was I going to tell Jenny that Lee told me he loved me? Should I just use Skype or Facebook? Or should I tell her in person?
What am I going to do? My love life feels like a conspiracy! First, I have my parents to deal with, then there's the whole Mann, Wurst, Finnwich thing (long story), and now Lee! Life just keeps getting worse.