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“You said so,” Baileya quick death

I nod because I know exactly what she’s re And I hadn’t meant for those words to come out, but they had Of course, Bailey latched onto them

“You implied I was more than an employee,” she says

“Yes,” I ad it “Which is at odds hat I thought I wanted”

“Which was?” she inquires

“Life without commitments No expectations Minimal ties All that means there can be no disappointments Freedom is what I wanted”

Bailey frowns as she considers s They’re hard for you to reconcile”

There’s not much I can say to that except, “True”

She nods in understanding “Just so you know, I’ for or wanted”

“And yet here we are,” I murmur

“Here we are,” she echoes

Silence ensues, and it’s not uncoed, Bailey staring into her wine andat Bailey

She’s so beautiful, and it has more to do ho she is inside than outside

Weird

“Are we going to do so about this?” she finally asks

Once again, I’m surprised at the blunt question “You mean like… have a relationship?”

Bailey shrugs “That, or go back to the ere Sex only at the club”

I see what she’s doing She’s forcing me to confrontroom

She had said, “She’s just an employee”

And I had said, “You’re wrong about that, Mother”

Now Bailey is pushing me to see if I really meant it Because if she is just an ereeues by day, fuck buddies by night, and nothing more