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After Sophie Moore couldn't afford her rent, my boyfriend, Brandon Lewis, let her move into our apartment. After dinner, I came out of the kitchen. Sophie was sitting cross-legged on the couch, snuggled up in my custom cashmere throw. "Hope you don't mind," she said. "I got used to sharing stuff back when I was on the team." Brandon, without thinking, tucked the corner of the blanket around her. "Evelyn's cool with it. She cleared out the study facing south for you," he said. "Thanks," Sophie replied. They were like a comedy duo, bouncing off each other. Sophie turned to me, her gaze innocent. "Evelyn, don't read too much into it," she said. "We're best friends, and he's a loyal guy by nature, that's all there is to it." Three years of living together, and this 'just friends' act crossing the line happened every single day. It never stopped. I was done playing the background character.