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I e and a water bottle when he spoke again

“Fine Everything except body: she’s smart, and kind, a little odd but in a funny and cute way, successful on her own, and lastly, but most importantly, Mom's already in love with her If you didn't like her so much, I’d probably ask her out”

I stopped to look at him “You like her?”

He shrugged “Not as much as you do, and before you use me as an excuse not to date her, know that I said I would ask her on a date, not confess to being in love or anything like that She’s a nice and pretty cool woo on a date with her Just because you're blind doesn’t mean we all need to be”

“We both just got out of pretty serious relationships This could blow back up in our faces badly Maybe we should wait longer before doing anything” Anything more

“If you know she likes you back, what are you waiting for? The people you both were in relationships with didn’t”

I didn’t even want to think about it any to the door

“Don’t let her see the stingy part of you for a while—if you actually go for it” He snorted to himself

“I already did” I grinned when his head whipped back to me, and I closed the door

“Wait, what?” he yelled

I kneould follow, so I quickly got on the elevator Just as it was about to close I heard her voice

“Please hold! Thank you” She ca to look up, cell phone in one hand while digging through her purse with the other “No, I’ to need double that aet el with six wings, Suzy Bye” She hung up, taking a deep breath “Thanks for holding the—” She stopped, turning toward me

“You're welcoround floor

“I thought you would already be at the hospital by now,” she said when I let her out first

“My shift starts in twenty ht on time”