"But I made cupcakes," Angela protested. Then she dug in her pocket and came up with $25 slightly sticky dollars. "Here. Sorry if they feel funny, I think I tried to use them when I was little."

"It's weird how being friends makes everything harder. You don't want to mess that up? But sometimes you have to at least see what's there." And then it was Angela's turn to smirk. "You know. Hypothetically."