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“Everything okay?”

“Uh-uh”

“You sure? My offer still stands If you need me to talk to your boss—”

“Thanks, but it’ll be fine”

“Yeah” He reached for the radio, then changed hisal choice in music, could spook her “So, what kind of work do you do? No, don’t tell uess” He looked at her “You repair slot machines”

“Me? No! I don’t…” She saw his ain”

“First tell ht ahead?” He smiled “Better still, point lass of wine, a long lunch and get to know each other better”

“Straight ahead,” she said, because it was turning out she didn’t kno to deal with this , because she wondered why she was behaving like such a fool “Just continue toward the Strip”

He sighed “Struck out again”

“Look I’rateful for your help, but—”

“But you have a boyfriend named T

eddy and a boss naht about that, aren’t I? That you work in an office?”

“Yes,” she said

He sabout him was nice A winner, Cassie would say Maybe Cassie would like to , invite hie for Cassie to be there…

“You’re an accountant”