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“Wait I forgot to add the ood buddy’s off-limits little sister”

Son of a bitch His words shouldn’t bother me, but they do

Guilt had already found its way into ent, I fear I’ll go septic

“We’re just friends,” I deny with a thick tongue “She asked ht, so I did what any good friend would do I met her there”

“Oh, okay,” Thatch responds “You ht?”

“Right”

Thatch snorts “Yeah, okay And Cassie’s the Virgin Mary”

The word virgin lands in otten myself into

“Don’t forget that you spent the whole night standing out on the balcony with her, drinking and laughing it up like you were the only two lovebirds at the shindig”

“Lovebirds!” Thatch whoops wildly

I ht?

“Or that you drove her hoet that either”

“It’s nice to know that you were so invested in et upset when I don’t give you all of my attention, sweetheart, but there’s no need to stalk me”

Cap grins “I can’t deny I’ me to lunch, but that is not the subject at hand, brother But, hey, two points for your efforts in deflection”

An annoyed laugh escapes s “What do you want et a few intervieith publishing houses in the city Which I’ve been doing And yes, I’m friends with her I went to a party with her I took her home Pretty sure we’ve covered it all”

“Wait…” Thatch chi her with the whole career thing?”

“I don’t know” I shrug “A feeeks”

“More like over a month,” Cap kindly offers, the prick

“Does it really matter?”

“I knew there was soyood”

“You saw hiym?” Cap asks, and Thatch nods

“Da was different It was pinging all over the place”