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“There you go You’ve got no probleood start It kind of suits you Now try it with other people You don’t even realize how much people walk all over you How do you expect to be taken seriously? Quit giving the same people deadline extensions, month after month”

“I don’t knohat you mean”

“Julie”

“It’s not every ht

“It’s every singlelate tothat? No Those assholes downstairs give it to me on time”

I dredge up a phrase frohtstand

“I don’t want to continue this conversation”

“I’ood advice here, you should take it Stop picking up Helene’s dry cleaning—it’s not your job”

“I ao and play in the afternoon traffic to let off steam

“And the courier Just leave hi with him”

“That’s what people say about you” The unfortunate retort falls out of my mouth I try to rewind time It doesn’t work

“Is that what you think you and I do? Flirt?”

He reclines back in his chair in a way I can never e when I’ve tried to recline I only succeed in rolling backward and bu into the wall

“Shortcake, if ere flirting, you’d know about it” Our eyes catch and I feel a weird drop inside This conversation is running off the rails

“Because I’d be traumatized?”