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Rocco nodded as if he understood "You going to suggest that to her?"

"I should, don’t you think?"

"Well, yeah, but I’ …"

"What?" Saht

"You still want to continue to date her yourself, though, right?"

Sa cold turkey would be hard Beth had become an important part of his day, of his life Too important, which is what prompted this entire debate She was the reason for his crappy mood all week Well, not Beth personally, but the way he felt about her

"Yeah, I would like to continue seeing her" He hesitated to use the word date Sam didn’t date He’d made certain she understood that weeks earlier If she wanted to call their occasional dinners out dates, then that was on her

No ould anyone refer to theira few people a couple ti Okay, fine, he illing to admit he stopped by her place once or twice a week and they’d watched television together He’d seen more movies in the last three weeks than he had in the last three years Chick flicks, even Stuff like that should have knocked soer and he’d be watching the Hallest the two of you be friends?" Rocco asked

"Yeah, friends" Sa Beth they should be friends was the perfect solution It wouldn’t be that much different He already considered Beth a friend

Rocco snickered into his beer

"What?" Sam demanded

"Good luck with that"

"What’s that supposed to mean?"

"You tell Beth that you want to be just friends and see what happens"

Frowning, Sam studied Rocco "Why do I feel like this is a joke and no one is letting ested

"Why not?"

"She won’t take it well"

"But ISa to friend-zone this isn’t the best idea Trust h Sam didn’t understand why

Rocco slid off the stool "Ti"

"Appreciate the talk"

"Let me knohat happens," Rocco said and slapped him across the back

Sam nodded He sat for several minutes, then decided the sooner he had this conversation with Beth the better He reached for his phone

She answered before the end of the first ring, as if she’d been expecting his call

"Hey," he said

"Hey," she returned enthusiastically "You in a better s to tell you"

She sounded like she was taking a stroll on cloud nine Sary"