Since she and BB had decided that they were going to be friends, they made a schedule of switching off making non-dates. They had talked on their first date about how both of them seem to attract narcissistic people, and so this was a nice fair and balanced way to spend time together. It seemed like the perfect plan.
Until it wasn't.
Other people in their lives were determined to ruin what had become the perfect friendship.
BB's father was in a band with one of her theatre acquaintances, and one night they decided to go out and see them perform.
Upon entering the bar, she saw a barrage of theatre friends who were already a few drinks in. They yelled at her, greeted her, and she introduced them to BB. They gave her the eyebrow wiggle, and she quickly shook her head no. They respected it, but she was already on the defensive.
She spent the rest of the evening making it perfectly clear that they were just friends. The last thing she wanted to do was make it awkward for him.
Of course later it came out that his friends gave him a very hard time about it, while hers had let that nod say everything. He seemed to be miserable, while she felt okay about it. She wondered how long until they had to stop being friends.
