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“That’s too bad” Her eyes narrow, and the corner of hermy boss”

“Maybe I should fire you”

“You’d better have a dae, and I think about the problems it would solve

Standing, I fold the paper plate “Don’t give me one”

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Raquel

The garage doors are open at South Street, and I’ the sudden drop in teht’s rain

“Noill you tellme over the rim of her pint of beer “Why the sudden jump in the lake?”

Her husband’s still out of town, so she invitedsick”

I’ Jerry It’s a clear case of sexual harassment, but I don’t feel the need to be the office whistle blower on my third day at work He’s not my superior, and I think I can handle him

She shakes her head, cutting a bite of crab cake with her fork “You had everybody talking”

“For juuys need to get out more”

“For what happened after you jule, and now I’ht ere so in the deep water and all All they did yesterday was stand around and gossip about everybody

“Why didn’t anyone bring a plus one? Is that not allowed?”

“Oh, it’s allowed” She shrugs “Taron’s not seeing anybody My husband’s doing shift work Dean’s dating around—”