I sighed, feeling a bit defensive. "Fine, you're right. I'm kind of interested in her."

Hazel frowned, her expression skeptical. "Mabel seems like a nice, sweet girl. You shouldn't be around her. We both know you don't do relationships. You're just going to hurt her, and I don't want things to get awkward when you come around."

She was right. Even if I wanted something serious with Mabel, I couldn't do it. I'd just fuck things up, and I didn't want to treat her like the other girls I fuck. But ...