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"This is more stalker behavior," I said as I walked toward hi a profile I think you’re going to be surprised by the strength of ," he said, and leaned down to kiss e ideas of what constitutes flirtation," said Tasha "Do you think he’ll propose by sending her a subpoena?"

"Inviting her to appear in the county clerk’s office on a specific date, yeah," agreed Will

"Hey, now," protested Nathan, breaking away from me to mock-scowl at my coworkers "My family is very traditional I’d never propose via subpoena My father would never letshort of a full collections unit"

"Romance is not dead," said Tasha blandly "You out, Sal?"

"Unless there’s anything left for me to do here, I think this is my cue" I looked back at them, brows raised hopefully "Am I done, Will?"

"Get out of here Don’t come back until tomorrow"

"You heard the boss," said Nathan He laced his fingers through ly, relieved that I wasn’t going to need to call hih without trying to have it over the phone I wasn’t even sure where I would begin

The bell over the door jingled again as we left the shelter for the street, and the sweet, welco warmth of the late summer air Nathan kept my hand until we reached the car, where he released me in order to unlock the doors I was inside and buckled by the time he finished his approach of the driver’s seat

Nathan blinked when he opened the door and found et soet soet takeout and go back to your place? I wanted to talk to you"

"You want to talk?" Nathan’s expression sobered, like he was steeling hiainst the inevitable "Sal, I know I’ve been pretty busy lately, but--"

"What? No! This isn’t the breakup talk Jeez, Nathan, I don’t even kno to have the breakup talk You’re the only boyfriend I’ve ever had" Sally had dated Sally had dated quite a lot, as her checkered Facebook archives would readily testify I knew I hadn’t been physically a virgin the first time I’d had sex But none of that counted for me, not really; that was all part of another lifeti on?"

"I’ll tell you e’re at your apartainst e to pick it up and clutch it for dear life Things were getting too confusing, too fast, and I didn’t kno to o the other way anyo the other way--I wasn’t sure there had been

"Okay," said Nathan, and started the car "Indian okay?"