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TWELVE

Thefrom across the table would do a porn star proud

"Sweet Jesus Oh, for the love of all that’s holy That’s so bloody good Ach, it’s like a party in y in my mouth! If I died at this moment, I’d be happy, because I would’ve finally discovered thenot to be too pleased by Caant praise, I allow atoni carbonara?"

"No, lass The arlic bread, black-truffle gnocchi, and a weird fruity salad"

"It’s a fennel, orange, in olive oil salad, not a ‘weird’ salad"

Eyes closed, Ca a blessing at mass "Details My point is that it’s pure braw Pedro"

"What’s ‘braw’ and who’s Pedro?"

Cahter "It means ‘amazin’’"

"You could’ve just said that"

"I did!" He shovels another forkful of rigatoni into his lad you like it But don’t expect this for the re"

"Oh yeah?" he says around a ot a raise"

Ca

"And there’s an associate editor position open, which the HR director encouraged me to apply for" I beam at Cam as he ss his ratulations, lass You deserve the raise, I’ets my hackles up "Why does that feel like one of those backhanded coreat that you’re not obsessed with how you look’?"

Ca When he does, he keeps his gaze on his plate of food "Just seems a little coincidental is all"

"How is it coincidental? I applied for the raise a aze flashes up to ettin’ it the week pretty boy replaced your chair and I sent you roses"

"God, you’re a buzzkill"

"Just pointin’ it out What’s the deal with the position that’s open?"

The memory of Ruth’s face when Michael stuck his head in her office gives me a moment’s pause, as does the odd way she cut hi about Maria At the tie it was, but now

"The girl who had the job left suddenly"

As soon as it’s out of my mouth, I know it’s a mistake Cam’s brows fly up He leans back into his chair and pins ination is almost as overactive as ! It’s just an open position! People leave their jobs all the tie to sood anew aspects to your personality every day Giant ego, check Fetish for tight leg wear and bad ood luck and active paranoia, check"