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"What are you talking about?" I ask,the assistant to New York City where none of us can keep tabs on the two of you Where you’re free to walk around and hold hands, kiss her on the street, and fk her all night in a hotel roonore hi, I’ve been so busy ork for the last three days: hardly taking a break, skipping lunches, staying late Gage had been givinghe wanted towith nonstop texts, I gave in, telling Bryn I’d be back in an hour and that if I didn’t show up at the office by one-thirty, she needed to buzz et e, we usually start talking about all sorts of crap and lose track of time, especially if there are beers involved

Today, there aren’t Iher to New York? I assume he does I only found out because Marina told me after she spoke with Bryn yesterday Like you’d ever tell us" Gage laughs sooing to find a way out ofthis payment to you Watchyour assistant?"

"You have a dirtyit in catsup before I point it at hi, you kno does Marina put up with your ass day in and day out?"

"Marina loves les his brows at roupies, chastising et laid and quick so we can cancel this entire bet once and for all I’ with your insufferable ass"

"Yeah, yeah Fuck off," Ion my lunch "You’re the one anted to have lunch with runal completely It’s like she barely realizes I exist

I knohy though It’s because ofto deal with s he said to her I wish I could’ve protected her froret that at all

"I asked you to lunch so I could find out where your head is at" He takes a drink from his soda "So tell et her in your hotel roo on another fry "We’re attending a conference--and not some phony one either, which I’m sure you’ll accuseelse except going fros and the like It’s all about the business, otten since you’re too enraptured with your new girlfriend"

"Says thehis obsession with hie rolls his eyes "GiveBryn with you To get in her panties"

Thinking about Bryn in her panties just about gives me a coronary So many lost opportunities we’ve had in such a short aive two shits about me

I hate it And it’s all my fault so I have no one to blame but myself

"Definitely not," I say firaze bright and full of triumph "You admit it; you two are interested in each other"

"Yeah well, if she was interested in me, she’s definitely not now She’s back to the efficient, no-nonsense Miss Jah, when she’s the efficient, no-nonsense Miss Ja, I throw a fry at hies it just in ti like a child" What the hell, I feel like lately we’ve reverted to college talk--ere young and dumb and talked crudely to and about everyone, especially each other

"Who’s the child here, throwing food and calling e shakes his head "I don’t know if any of us are going to survive these new terrumpier you become I bet your Miss James lost interest because you’ve become such a tyrant"

That can’t be the reason Can it? I doubt it I think it has so to do with Dad I have no idea what he said to her; she’s not talking and neither is he I called hi so uilty as hell

"The DeLuca Winery is all anyone’s talking about around town," Gage says, thankfully changing the subject "Your reopening was a huge hit"

"Yeah, it went pretty well, didn’t it?" I’ else There are still soionalour distribution list More publicity opportunities too, ones that I’m hopeful will come to fruition and take DeLuca wine to a national level