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“Uue answer doesn’t please -time “Look, I have a little brother and our relationship with my mom is…complicated”

His bunched expression s further once we get closer to the possibility ofpurposes Truthfully, the plans for the restaurants are just that—still in the planning stages”

“Sounds auy is ambitious as hell and I can’t help but adrin he flashes et back out there and help Jen We have three reservations tonight, all big parties”

Groaning, I stand and hurry out of his office, , and I haven’t even really started working yet

“Do you work torab my purse out of the locker I stashed it in and shut the ht’s shift was rough and I can’t wait to go home and collapse into bed “No, thank God”

“Me either Look” Jen glances around, as if she’s afraid so we’re all alone in the roo on in o out and blow off ht and grab soht out?”

My first response is to say no I don’t want to ht with Drehich is ridiculous and needy, but damn it, he only just came back into my life I want to spend every moment I have with him

Then I catch the look on Jen’s face, the worry and need in her gaze Does she not have any other friends to ask? Or is she just like me, with really no friends at all?

“Sure,” I say before I can talk o?”

The smile that appears is worth irl needs my friendship more than I realize “I don’t know, La Salle’s?”

I shtly on the arm “Good one I don’t think so”

“How about Jake’s? It’s always hopping”

“Well…you do realize I’e” I used to have a fake ID but I lost it After that bouncer guy nature o when I ith some loser dude on a date, and it didn’t match? I was done for He snatched that license from me and I haven’t bothered to find another one since “So I’hed and shook her head “I forgot You act so much older than twenty, you know? You’re like an old soul”