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"Well, Sophia and Neil finally got together and--"

"Wait a ht Sophia ith Ryan?"

"She was, she was, but truthfully she was always meant to be with Neil, so it all worked out in the end"

"Poor Mimi and Ryan That must’ve been weird for theot it on in the pool house, for God’s sake" I snorted

Jillian’s eyes greide "In the pool house…," she breathed, and I nodded

We sizzled

"So, Siht?" she asked a feweverywhere but at ined stealth Jillian was s, but subtle was not one

"Yep, Sireat, and then it wasn’t, and now it’s weird," I ad and non-caffeinated, which Jillian had insisted on

"So, no pool house for you two?" she asked, still glancing around the restaurant as though she weren’t askingof importance

"No, Jillian, no pool house We hot tubbed, but we did not pool house," I said euts and told her the entire ridiculous story

She listened, she hnant in the right places too By the tiain, which was really pissing me off

"And the stink of it all, I shouldn’t have been doing it, but he is the one who stopped it, and I don’t really think he wanted to!" I huffed, angrily wiping tears aith ay?" I offered, and she sot control

Jillian looked at htfully and then finally leaned in "You realize we are two sht now," she said

"Huh?"

"We know better than to try to figure out what a et worked out when it’s supposed to And your tears? These are tension tears, frustration tears--nothing h"

"What’s that?"

"As long as I’ve known Si so you to Spain? That’s very unlike Sihed dra an eyebrow at me "Why don’t you just ask him?" When I didn’t respond she added, "Stick that in your pipe and suck it"

"I think it’s smoke it, Jillian Stick that in your pipe and smoke it"

"Ah, smoke it, suck it, whatever Eat your fortune cookie, sweetie" She s the cookie across the table I cracked it open and removed the fortune

"What does yours say?" I asked

"Fire all employees who have more than one pencil in their hair," she stated seriously We laughed together, and I could feel so my body

"What does yours say?" she asked

I opened it up, read the words, and rolled hed, and handed it to her

She read it and her eyes ide again "Oh, o back to work"

She laughed, tugging ave the fortune back to me, and I started to throw it away, but then slipped it into my purse:

Be aware of the walls you build

and what could be on the other side

Confucius, you kill me

Text from James to Caroline:

Hey there

Hey to you

We still on for Friday night?

Yep, I’reat new Vietnaotten I’ on Vietnaet soup!

Fine, Vietna

BTW, the last of your furniture should be delivered Monday I’ll be there to receive and place

How er until the project is finished?

Except for a few pieces in the bedroom,

should be all done by next weekend

Ahead of deadline I ood Will you also be there

to finish things in the bedroom?