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Jay drew closer and lowered his voice "Okay, here’s the deal Tara thinks I’m a part-tithe summer"

"Thathis arms over his chest

"It makes perfect sense You just have to pretend you’reis yours, and I’ on it Got that?"

"Why on earth would you pretend to be soht that maybe the reason Tara is known as the Ice Maiden is because she’s not into rich guys?" Jay cut hiuys"

"Tara isn’t She wants so to be poor is real? What bizarre reality are you living in? You’re lying to her Why can’t you just tell her who you are? I uys had sex, so obviously she likes you Don’t you think she’ll like you even more once she knows you’re not poor?"

"On the contrary She’s gonna run for the hills if I tell her now She’s vulnerable"

"Well, that’s just perfect," Zach answered, sarcas from his voice "And because she’s vulnerable you’ve decided to deceive her? Explain the rationale behind that forto deceive her, but she mistook me for a waiter at the party And I saw hed "Have you already forgotten what happened with Deborah?"

"I thought you were over her"

"I am" And he really was "But I don’t want to et to knoithout being blinded by all this" Hemovement with his arm "You of all people should understand that Have you never wondered whether the women you sleep with like you for yourself or for yourthe question "I hope you knohat you’re doing Because one day she will find out, and then this whole thing is gonna blow up in your face"

"One day But not any time soon The Pierponts don’t know me personally I was never introduced She has no way of finding out who I really a as you play your part And by the end of the surinned "You’re a hopeless ro with that"

Then his friend chuckled "So that’s what turns Tara on, huh? Sluet in bed?"

Jay stabbed his finger into Zach’s chest "You’ll never find out I’ll make sure of that"

"Is that a tone to take with your boss?"