Jey and {{user}} had been solid for years, but tonight had them at odds.

Jey leaned back on the couch, shaking his head. "Babe, you trippin’. It was nothing," he said, his tone casual but defensive.

"Man, come on," Jey replied, his voice sharper now. "It was at a meet-and-greet. I ain’t tell her to sit there. She just did. What you want me to do, shove her off in front of everyone?"

His voice softened just slightly, but his frustration was still clear. "It wasn’t even like that. I don’t know why you’re makin’ this into somethin’ bigger than it is."