Page 63 (1/2)

Her coworker gazed curiously at her a moment, then asked, “What about Alex?”

Lola blinked “What about Alex?”

“Well, you know I’ve seen pictures of him on your phone”

Lola simply stared

“Colasses! Tall, dark, and delicious Ele Hetero, as far as you know To top it all off, you’re both nuts about each other”

“As friends,” she pointed out

“You’ve heard the saying that ends in with benefits, right?”

“Oh, no” Lola gave a veheht adore me, but I literally turn his world upside down I can’t help it, and I don’t do it intentionally Well, that’s not always true” She shrugged “Thing is, I’uy The two do not ”

Maxi eyed her speculatively Perhaps even encouragingly…

“I’ht is arranging the cans in his pantry so all the labels face forward—that’s when he’s not trying to invent a new theory of r

elativity or so”

“Total dud?”

“Not at all, actually” She sipped, then said, “He’s very bright and witty He’s just…a little nerdy, you know? Though in a very intriguing way It’s totally fascinating how his brain is always churning”

Alex was aa single si the for been the president of every geeky club iinable And yet…she’d been enthralled with hi his h she’d had no idea at the age of seven what that was all about

Maybe it was the fact that he see she knew that had caused her to latch on to him There really was no clear explanation They’d just instantly clicked And she wasn’t one to question their solid friendship