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I look at the fluffy white clouds Jas "Fine Listen, Gavin Can you do et out the eh

"--and text all RAs that there’s going to be an e today at six in the second-floor library Oh, and then can you put a sign on the door of the second-floor library that it’s going to be closed for ato have to break the news to them about Jasmine"

Gavin says, "Intense I’ll do it, but if you’d let roup text on your phone, you could do it yourself next ti to be a next time, Gavin And I don’t think my phone kno to do that"

"Your phone kno to do it," Gavin says, sounding aet a break in an hour Why don’t you let roup text for you"

"Gavin," I say, with practiced patience "I’, reirlfriend"

"Yeah, but you’re not married yet There’s still a chance for me I’ical knohich is vastly superior to your fiancé’s, or he’d have shown you how to group text, or even text, period, so I’ve noticed you seem to have a little trouble with Not that it bothers me It only lance at Jashly inappropriate ti on me Not that there’s ever an appropriate time to hit on your boss Besides, what about Jae"

"I know," he says "But I met you first Anyway, Jaement You’re my freebie"

"Your what?"

"My celebrity freebie If I ever get a chance with you, Jamie says it’s okay to take it Her celebrity freebie is Robert Downey Jr, but she says she only wants hioing to happen"

"How nice," I say "Please will you just send the group text?"

"Okay, but I don’t knoto show up because of the flu"

"Gavin, why do you keep saying it that way?"

"What way?"

"As if they don’t really have the flu"

"I ain’t saying nothing," Gavin says "I ain’t no narc"

"Gavin," I say "You grew up in the suburbs and now attend a e in New York City It doesn’t sound natural when you use double negatives"

"Harsh," Gavin responds

A knock sounds on Jas up to answer it "Send the group text And tell the to be major trouble"

"Oh, trust s up

So do I, then open Jasmine’s door I expect to seein the hallway