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“They’re pretty straightforward I can help you out”

“Name the time and place”

“The sports bar on Federal? Tonight, seven o’clock?”

“Sounds great Here, I’ll give you ives it to me My, my What a nice boy Where on earth has he been all this time?

“See you tonight Bring, uh the cubicles and cli my hands

Tiin work on the proposal outlining our desire to run a teanature spaces at the botton my name, and dump it into his in-tray He takes a full two hours to even pick it up When he does, he reads it in about four seconds He slashes his signature onto it and flicks it into his out-tray without a glance He has been in a weird mood this afternoon

I steepleGame It takes about three h and locks his screen We stare so deep into each other’s eyes we join each other in a dark 3-D coridlines and silence

“So Nervous?”

“Why would I be?”

“Your big date, Shortcake You haven’t had one in a while As long as I’ve known you, I think” He indicates quotationdate He’s positive it’s all a lie

“I’m way too picky”

He steeples his fingers so hard it looks painful “Really”

“Such a coible men here”

“That’s not true”

“You’re searching for your own eligible bachelor?”