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Oh my God Rachel has just asked Cooper to have coffee with her My Cooper

Of course, she doesn’t know he’s oing, he’ll probably never be…

Say no I try to send ht waves into his brain, like on Star Trek Say no Say no Say no Say--

"Thanks, but I can’t," Cooper says "I’ve got work to do"

Success!

Rachel smiles and says, "Maybe some other time, then"

"Sure," Cooper says

And Rachel click-clacks away

When she’s gone, I say, showing no sign that I had, seconds before, been using Vulcan et back to work" I hope he isn’t going to bring up e’d been talking about in the elevator I don’t think I could handle it Not on top of the announceirl can take in one day, you know?

Maybe Cooper senses this Either that or the fact that I won’t aze tips him off

In any case, all he says is, "Gotcha I’ll see you later, then And Heather--"

My heart gives a lurch No Please, not now So close I’d been so close to escaping--

"The ring," he says

Wait What? "Ring?"

"Tania’s"

Oh! Tania’s engage! The one that looks exactly like the one I threw back in his brother’s face!

"Yeah?"

"It’s not yours," Cooper says

Then he leaves

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You think she’s got

So much sophistication

I think she’s just

In need of medication

Why’d you pick

Her instead of ot that I don’t have?