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“Well, it’s not in a fancy-schatory tone “I can’t believe you ca like Dr Phil”

Ryan isn’t bald and he doesn’t have a uy I’ve ever seen look so dang stuffy all the time

Ryan shrugs “I have to be on a video call in twenty e just to make the lunch delivery?”

“No,” I agree “That would be ridiculous” He starts to srin at the pass “But what’s evena suit all the ti shouldn’t come with so strict of a dress code”

“It’s not required by HR or anything,” he contests “But I have a serious job I hardly think people would look at me the same if I were in a fuzzy robe and bunny slippers”

I tip fully “Do you have bunny slippers? Please tell me you do”

“No I was speaking in hyperbole”

I laugh “Of course you were”

He glances at his watch and then back up at o I’ll never make it back in time if I don’t leave now”

“Go, go,” I say encouragingly when the realization hits that, asto leave without my permission “I’ll handle Bonnie and Clyde for now”

“Thank you, Carly”

“Oh, don’t thank me now,” I say with a wink “You’ll pay plenty of penance tonight”

He chuckles, and just like that, with a sone as quickly as he arrived

Ryan

Dinner at the clubhouse is the biggest exercise in peacocking I’ve ever seen in my life And I live in New York, for God’s sake, the home of cocky men and the women ould eat their balls for breakfast