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I feel like I’m about to burst “But…?”

She shrugs, holding her hands out “He started trying for ether If I’d wear a skirt… well, you know”

“And you told him no?”

“Well… not exactly I told him I orried”

“Because you were coworkers?”

“Because the rates of STDs have been skyrocketing in recent years Have you heard about this?” Her eyes are round, and I’m confused

“No?”

“The CDC has reported a rise in the number of syphilis cases… Syphilis! Not to mention herpes is rampant And the medicines have terrible side effects…”

Holy shit, and I thought I ra, and I hold her ar? He wouldn’t take no for an answer?”

“He wouldn’t get tested He said he’d just use a condom, but I said what happens if the condo out? A drop of semen could escape and—”

“Renée Did you want to have sex with him or not?”

Her head tilts to the side and she starts walking slowly “I don’t know Everyone’s so quick to ju his friend I liked kissing hiht talk to him for me They were practically brothers I hoped he would tell him to stop with the pressure”

“Instead he fired you He ran you out of town” My jaw is set

“I don’t think he understood what I was saying” A line pierces her forehead, and she hugs her waist “He was just so evil about it”

Anger burns in my stomach “What did he do?”