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“It feels awkward because that’s the way you feel. We’ll go on with our lives. It doesn’t mean anything. Not to Abel or me. Hopefully, not to you either.”

“Seriously?”

“Mm-hmm.”

Her face glows with a smile that gets quickly chased away by another thought.

“You like him?” she asks.

“Abel? Yes. I always did.”

I take another bite of cake.

She gives me a furtive glance.

“He’s a very handsome man,” she says.

“Yes, he is.”

She lowers her eyes, red up to her hairline.

“And well endowed,” she says under her breath.

I breathe out a chuckle.

“That too. There’s no way to deny that now.”

She flicks her eyes up.

“He’s a good man, too,” I say seriously, brushing crumbs off my fingers.

She stays silent.

“Is this the reason you are sad?” I ask.

“Maybe.”

Smiling, I push out of the chair and walk to the fridge.

“You want some?” I ask, pulling out a water bottle.

She nods.

I set a bottle for her on the desk and take a seat.

“You spent some time with him that evening. Do you like him?” I ask.

“Yes. I like him... A lot,” she adds, a bit embarrassed.

I examine her for a moment.

She avoids my eyes.

“Abel is a very good friend of mine, but he’s not my boyfriend.”

“He was friendly with me, and I think he liked me too,” she says timidly.

I weigh my words.


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