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"She’s what?" Zach probed "Driving you mad? Yeah, some women have that effect on men So what did she do? Du with Joe Ordinary earing off?"

"I’d advise you to shut up It’s nothing like that"

"What then?"

"You can’t let it rest, can you?"

"Apparently you can’t either, or you wouldn’t bearound?" Paul suddenly asked frorooaze ping-ponged between Jay and Zach "I’? Are you still pissed about your designer getting poached? Man, you really take things too seriously sometimes Didn’t you like any of the applicants?"

Jay tilted his head "Oh, yeah About that" He paused for an instant "Why the fuck did you not tell ed "I didn’t want you to be influenced in your decision Besides, she wanted to renored hiiven her an interview if I’d known it was her"

"Why not? Didn’t you see her portfolio? She’s actually good!"

"Hey, would somebody fill me in here?" Zach asked

"I recommended Tara Pierpont for a job at Jay’s coet it That’s how she found out And then she got pissed at you," Zach said, looking at Jay

Before Jay could reply, Paul asked, "Found out what?"

"That our friend Jay here isn’t the poor waiter she was sleeping with"

"Poor waiter?" Paul stared at Jay in disbelief "Why would she think that you’re a poor waiter?"

Jay raised his hands "Why don’t I let you two sort this out, since you’re both obviously so interested in my private business?"

Paul’s hand on his forear away "Not so fast, my friend What did you do to Tara?"