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"Yeah"

Ugh

"You want to launch your company or not?"

Double ugh I push myself up Take a deep breath Try to inhale peace and exhale cal in the hall"

"I'll consider that"

"Iffor my move"

"Deal"

I let out a low groan It's ie their behavior They throw money at all their problems "And the first six months of rent"

"Done"

"Then keep yelling I want a separate office"

That stops him, of course

I roll out of bed Find h my usual routine Find a sweater to throw over my tank top I'm still in impossibly short shorts—I run hot—but at least my boobs aren't on display

I open the door for Liam

He holds up a coffee A coffee carrier with two drinks, more specifically

"You kno to fetch your own latte?" I ask

He inary sood one"

"You're supposed to be offended"

"You know me better than that"

I do Most of the time, Liam is impossible to rattle He's especially hard to offend He loves when people , the better

"Gaame"

"No one says that anymore"

He shrugs go figure Motions to the drink on the right "Your favorite"

"You know my favorite?"

"You drink the sa every day, twice a day"

"I get it"

"You don't believe me?"

I do drink the sa every day, twice a day When I can Most coffee shops don'tthem to try is an exercise in disappointment

They pour hot water over a tea bag then add ht away It's a weak, pathetic mess

"See" He ree to all your terms If I did—"

"No deal" I take the drink and bring it to ah honey

And lavender

He went to the place with lavender Earl Grey

How did he know? There's only one coffee shop in the Financial District thatand it's out of the way

He made an effort

An actual effort

"I pay attention to what you put in your mouth," he says