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“I know It’s been intense, right?”

Jill interrupted, playfully snatching the bag from me “Rule violation!”

“What?” I said, shocked “What’d I do? Not now, Jilly, seriously I’m so tired”

And toback “Just kidding, Mia Geez, you look so tired You wanna get soet out of here”

But I just shook“I would, but I’m beat Next time, okay?”

And reen marshmallows next time You know those are my favorite”

I had to laugh because frankly, all the marshmallows in Lucky Charms tasted the same to me, no matter their shape or color Wasn’t it just industrial food, designed to make us want more?

But I nodded “Sure thing Jilly And by the way,” I said hesitantly “I never thanked you”

She slung her backpack over her shoulder as alked out of the lab “For what? The Lucky Charms?”

I stopped briefly at the placard that read Lab Facilities Donated by Pictograes in my life

“No, Jilly,” I said, turning to facebyout”

“Oh that,” scoffed the blonde “Don’t worry about it,” she said, slinging an arm around my shoulders “Besides, now that you have the hunky Theo Wainwright, how about so around?”

I burst into laughter then, because Jill will always be Jill Trust my best friend to talk about hunky CEOs, Lucky Charms, and pizza all in the same sentence

“No,” I said truthfully “But how about a CTO? Would that be good enough?”

She squealed, clapping her hands “Okay you proet my millionaire next!”