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“He does maintenance on the blast furnace It’s where they turn raw material into liquid iron, then it’s refined into steel slabs that are sent out to other plants to be made into different products”

“Fascinating”

She shrugs, chuckling “It’s a fa to work there”

“So you went off to college, and now you help women in need,” I conclude “Any other family members follow in your dad’s footsteps?”

Jai “My sister is in college, and my brother is a bum who lives in my parents’ basement”

Tipping ust over her brother’s apparent lack of ambition mixed with a hefty dose of fondness for the doofus in her tone

“Why are you out tonight?” I ask, nodding over to her group of friends They are all avidly watching us as they talk

“I had a ives a careless shrug

“Are you heartbroken?” I inquire Her answer could deterht

She scoffs, waving dis a fewI threw a book at hiood about things Feel vindicated, so to speak I have nothing to prove, but they thought I needed a night out to sort of… get back in the saddle so to speak”

There’s no stopping the bark of laughter I let loose, nor can I stand upright Doubled over, I chuckle, holding my stomach at the hilarity of it

“You need rebound sex,” I say as I straighten up, o for it

“Not really,” she counters “I don’t feel the need to rebound”

“Just regular sex then?” I suggest

“Regular sex sounds boring”