I close my eyes briefly before reading the rest of the message.
–Ellie: You didn’t tell me you found yourself a new lover. And all this time I thought you were still pining over that Midnight God. What kind of BFF are you?
I should’ve known she’d text me as soon as she saw the video. She’s probably unhappy she found out the same way everyone else did.
–Me: It’s just a big misunderstanding!
–Ellie: What do you mean?
–Me: You saw in the video how Todd was saying that crap about me being frigid, right?
–Ellie: Yes! You should’ve said that nobody can get excited over a jalapeño!
I laugh.
–Ellie: Not just any jalapeño, but a pickled jalapeño! Limp, small and not so spicy!
I laugh harder.
–Me: I love you girl. Anyway, before I could bring up any limp veggies, Griffin defended me, that’s all. Note that we never said we were dating.
I give her a moment to process that.
–Ellie: Ohhh… Okay. In that case, I guess you can still be my BFF.
–Me: Haha, thanks. Anyway, don’t tell everyone yet because I should probably talk to Griffin about how to clear things up first.
–Ellie: Got it. We don’t want to put our knights in shining armor in bad positions.
–Me: Exactly.
I tap the edge of the phone and wonder if Griffin is okay, or if people are treating him oddly at work.
Nah. The reason my employees are so excited about this is because they hate Todd. The faculty and staff at Wollstonecraft have no strong feelings about me one way or the other, so Griffin’s day is probably going along as usual.