[ It is exactly what she wanted— Caroline wants to make Lottie's life difficult and to veer her back. Wants her nice distraction at her beck and call because that's how Lottie used to be— waiting at her phone, hoping for a text from her or endlessly trying to decipher what her k could mean. Her schedule has been completely flipped upside down with the introduction of Marc, having spent various hangouts either leaving early or plain not there when she can get away with it. Only defending Caroline a little when Misty says Caroline is boring and looks weird

Things have even been fine since she broke the news to her friends ("I have a boyfriend, his name is Marc and he's really cool I promise!!"), so why is this all happening now? Marc doesn't care when Misty hangs off her (being the smallest, sometimes she literally does).. So why Caroline? Is it because she's hot.. God, he really must know. Does he? He says like that and she wonders if there was any way to the hug that must've been.. Tense? Romantic, she guesses?

Lottie is at a loss, half wanting to console and reassure him it's fine god and half wanting to defend herself because this is insane and he's pissing her off. ]

We're just friends, Marc! She's officially friendtegrated into the group, okay??

[ And her voice says that isn't changing any time soon, so he better deal with it. ]

Ugh—. [ Frustrated, scoffing, feeling a headache coming on because Lottie isn't loud but she's getting there. ] We don't even talk like that anymore! Once we started getting serious I just ghosted her!