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“What’s the saying? Don’t get ers I ate , you know You’re going to need help beating ht for it”

I drain e juice, then my water, and then his

“Duly noted” He scrunches a napkin around his fingertips “Wow, you eat like a Viking”

“For this weekend? I call a cease-fire This weekend we’re us”

“Who else would we be?”

“B and G employees Competitors Forbidden HR rule-breakers Mortal enemies Oh man, I feel so much better”

I juer s feel “I don’t want any surprises, Josh If I’ into some kind of shit-storm, I want to know”

A shadow crosses his face He picks up the check folded under the edge of his plate and givesfor my purse

“We’re just us I’”

I go to the bathroolance at the mirror and nearly jump out of as strip Neon-blue eyes, cheeks glowing pink, hair blue-black My one

A solidI always look like this after a period of Josh’s undivided attention

“Keep It Together,” I tell ives me a weird look I dry my hands and run out

Chapter 20

The evening is perfuainst the car, looking across the highway There’s a strange kind of grace in the heavy twist of his body If I had to label the i

“Hey Everything okay?”