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He stands and buttons his jacket, grinning in my direction "I’ll walk you out"

I smile at the older lasses guy has to catch up

"I said I would walk you out You can’t wait a second?" He gently squeezesdown to whisper into my ear "In a hurry? I can make it quick"

I wrench et back to work"

My feet continue to carry ht with o away This isn’t going to happen

"Co as fuck hter, will ya?"

I turn to glare at him "I don’t even remember your name"

"Vince"

"Well, Vince, like I said, I need to get back to work But even if I didn’t, I wouldn’t be interested"

His eyebrows meet his hairline "Why not?"

"Because I have a boyfriend"

My feet skid to a halt in front of the reception desk I clah ins to blur in front of s The walls see with the beat oflouder and louder My breaths become shallow and my palms start to sweat

What

The

Helldid I just say?

I look around for another wo

That wasn’t me I didn’t just say that I didn’t just say I have a boyfriend

Turning aze of the older receptionist behind the desk

Was it you?

"Ah, gotcha"

I look back at Vince after he speaks

He tugs on his jacket, lifting his one shoulder "I’ to break up a relationship That’s too much involvement for me Good luck with your boyfriend Hope it all works out"

Boyfriend

"Shut up, Vince!"