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“There, doesn’t it feel good to be honest with yourself?”

“I hate to adht”

She gavesmile in response “Now, I think you know my next question”

I did “You’re going to ask ould be so bad if we did end up hooking up again”

“Bingo”

“Well, that I can answer a lot more easily First of all, he’s my new boss!”

“Technically, not until next year”

“That doesn’t matter! Even if he hasn’t officially started, it’s still what’s going on”

“Remember what I said about workplace romances? How hot they can be?”

“Maybe it’s different when you’re working at a bar—”

“Wait—what’s that supposed to mean? That your work’s way more important than mine?”

“Not what I meant,” I quickly replied “But you have to kind of see what I mean”

“Nah, I get it, I get it You’re pulling down six figures, and that’s not sohtly”

“Yeah, not to raduation Don’t take this the wrong way, but you’re not exactly known for your consistency in workplaces”

And I was right—I’d lost track of the amount of bars Katie’d worked in since she’daround at the pace she had been, she’d run through them all eventually

“Fair enough But I’ at work Hell, it’d probably be even hotter with more at stake”

I shifted unco there was likely a shred of truth to what she was saying No chance in hell I’d ever go for it, but still

“Why don’t we drop that line of thinking? Since it’s never going to happen again”

“Fine, fine—be boring about it But I still think you’re worrying over nothing And the idea of you holed up in the house over the entire break because you’re scared to see him—”

“Not ‘scared’ I just don’t want to deal with it”