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I also got to go ho all I’d been through to get here, including dating the bus, where not everyone earing a h I was

“We can’t have you taking the bus hoive you a lift if you’d like”

“In your Aston-Martin?”

“In the Aston, yes,” Tucker confirmed

It was all I could do not to squeal,to come out Instead, I did pretty an come out

“Crikey! That would be bronzer, pommie”

I’ve never wanted to die more in my short life than I did in that moment Tucker, on the other hand, seemed quite tickled Maybe he didn’t knohat it meant

To be fair, he had been stateside for a while, but I was pretty sure I could smell the toffee-nose on him from e first meant The British import luxury car and bespoke tweed suits were only the first clues into Tucker’s inner poshness

“Sorry,” I said, just in case

“No, no, I like it It’s nice to hear you be yourself”

“And here I’ve been trying to fit in”

“Oh, you probably shouldn’t do that Trying to fit in when it just isn’t working is like trying to jam a puzzle piece into place with sheer force alone It won’t s any better, and you’ll just end up frustrated”

I was a bit surprised to hear such sage advice coure things out than I had I hadn’t even reached my quarter life crisis, which I’d heard could be a real doozy