Well at least Lenore was talking. Alec balked at her insinuation. "What, I would never - okay, I had sex with Cece," he conceded, because she wasn't wrong. He did have sex with Cece before her cookout. And he loved having sex with Cece, because she was one of the chillest people he knew. They were generally on the same page about a lot of things. There was no stress, no drama there. "But that's not important," he added.
"I never told you real relationships are a joke." He was pretty sure he hadn't told her real relationships were a joke. He said a lot of things sometimes, and he only remembered half of them. He grimaced. "I'm pretty sure I never said that. Fuck it is my motto dude. I never said it had to be yours - you said that. If you're upset about the shit that happened with Connor then be upset. I told you not to be ashamed of your emotions. My opinion on that doesn't change just because we're talking about a relationship now. You're a person, you don't have control over that shit. And good. I'm your friend because you have emotions, not because you're a goddamn robot."