Just Being His Cover Girlfriend

I grew up with Muniz, but I've always maintained boundaries.

Every time he got into a relationship, I'd cut off contact on my own.

On his twenty-seventh birthday, he suddenly said to me, "Tucker, why don't we just settle for each other? I'm serious."

It was the first time Muniz crossed the line and reached out his hand to me.

I looked at him and thought for a few seconds.

"Muniz, if we become a couple and then break up, I won't be friends with you anymore."

He laughed carelessly. "We won't break up. I can't bear to lose you."

So I took his outstretched hand.