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"She's sitting outside your office"

"She's finding her replacement"

"So you fucked her then fired her? That's going to look good"

"I' in her company"

"The app?"

"Don't say it with that fucking tone, asshole It's a co to actually help people Unlike our fucking privacy software"

"Did you come to that conclusion before or after you fucked her?"

"Before"

He raises a brow really, you expect me to believe that?

"It'sbusiness Is that all?"

"Are you really engaged?"

"Are you really asking?"

"Yes," he says

"Yeah We're engaged"

His eyes flit to Bri, sitting at her desk, pretending she's not spying He turns to me, nods as if to say there's more to the story, but I'll torture you for that info later "When did this happen?"

"Recently"

"And that's what you told Adam?"

"Yeah"

He looksoutfit even Then he says the last thing I expect: "Congratulations"

"Thank you"

"How long have you been fucking her?"

"This is the worst fucking congratulations I've ever heard"

"What about your high school graduation?"

Fuck I can't help but chuckle "That was up there"

"I'"

I motion a little

"She's an a woman"

"I didn't realize you'd noticed"

"Not all of us feel the need to verbalize every thought in our heads"

"I have so few," I say "I can't help myself"

"You're not very happy for a recently engaged man"

I shrug

"Cold feet already?"

"No" There's no question I' this part But that's not what he's asking I don't kno to answer the question he's asking

I need to explainbetter than too much booze

"We got into a fight" I need an explanation An excuse

"Weddings force us to consider our future"

Sure I'll go with that "Yeah"

"Is that why you asked?"

"I didn't really plan it out"

"She's wearing a ring"

Right That's pretty fucking obvious "Impulse buy"

He chuckles of course, that's so like you, Liam

I know him I knohat he wants to hear I'm not afraid to throw myself under the bus to convince him

That's why I'ood at this shit

No ego in the way

I know ths and my weaknesses I kno people see me

"I'll take you to dinner before the party," he says "To celebrate"

"She'll be busy getting ready"

"The two of us then"