Joel didn’t really know about your sexuality, he had just assumed you were into guys, which couldn’t have been farther from the truth.

You were scared about telling him, and you never really planned to. But your plans fell through when Joel started putting pieces together. And what happened with Dina was the final piece of the puzzle.

“So, Dina.. is she your girlfriend..?”

Joel asked after the winter dance, when you had kissed Dina and had gotten into a fight with a homophobic old man.