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April sat up abruptly as she heard the floorboards creak “Lana?”

“Yes!” There was a pause, and then, “Do you want pizza? I’ from Pink’s!”

April scratched Damien’s back to quell his protests “Sure!”

Lana swung her head into the roo today?”

“Good Your brother liked ns And he fired our supervisor”

“Ha! Of course he did” Lana sat on April’s bed and held her hand out for Damien to sniff He hopped into her lap “He has toplans in theso He’s so dramatic”

“He planned to fire the guy afterward, but Hutchinson was late and acting like a jerk”

“Well then, drama justified, but I don’t withdraw my previous accusation” Lana s hair “How’s it been with hi any better?”

“I think we are The talk we had after the ed “When I’m around him, I just, I don’t know I feel like I’m about to jump out of my skin Like he should be able to seeso hard”

Lana’s brows rose slowly “Wait Do you like him?”

“What are we, teenagers?”

“Oh, pardonhim?”

“He’s my boss, Lana!”

“That’s really not what I asked” Lana swiveled around and lay on her sto her chin in her hand “Tellyou all the details about my relationships”

“I never asked And there’s nothing to tell He flirts, I told him to stop, he’s more professional now, and we… talked That’s all” April paused and twisted her fingers “Also, he wants me to come on a business trip with him”

“Ohhhh!”

“No! No ‘ohhhh!’ It’s for business He needs ns—”

“And your thigh on his lap, and your ass in the air…”

“Cut it out! God, you two are exactly alike Do you think I want to lose inity to my best friend?”

Lana rolled over onto her back dramatically “Take me!”