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"Good, right?" he asks, and takes a bite of his own slice

"So good," I agree, snatching a napkin fro a few extra miles this week but it will be worth it"

"You’re a runner?"

"It’s my cardio of choice and I can do it at hoyym on the fourth floor It’s one of the reasons I picked the building"

"You have the whole floor I’ym here"

"I use the space for oing to see Chris Merit’s studio and I am reminded of what a superstar is "You don’t act like a famous person"

"I don’t think of myself as a famous person"

I finish h to find hi onto the couch "But you are You have to know you are"

He shrugs and grabs another slice of pizza for both of us "I’m just me" He hands me my plate

Absently, I accept the pizza "You are one of the youngest,painters in the world You’re brilliant, Chris"

"And because I know you truly admire my work, that matters to me Believe me, there are plenty of people ant to be close to you for the wrong reasons when you’re in the spotlight"

I take a bite offor another slice I’ him when he takes a bite

He arches a brow atat me like that for?"

"You don’t like people to know you’re fa it"

My brows knit together as I start to piece together so Or I think I do "Wait Do you intentionally use your father’s photo for public forums?"

A slow smile slides onto his lips and he disposes of his plate and motions to the box "More?"

I set my plate on the table "Not yet You didn’t answeron the couch as well, and scrubs his jaw, looking busted "Yes I’ve been known to slip in his photo here or there" He winks "Fooled you, didn’t I?"

"Your father looks like he’s in his forties in the photo I assued poorly"

"In other words, I fooled you"