It also has a very large window and nosy coworkers.
I keep my back to both.
“What do you need to tell me.” She makes a strange sound and covers her face with five of her tentacles. “I think I already know. Is my uncle one of your clients?”
“Yes.”
Kita slides to the floor. Spreading out like a puddle and I swear I hear her make a retching sound.
“This is thesecondworst person it could have been.” She makes a strangled noise.
“Probably third, actually.” I say it even though I know I shouldn’t.
She glares up at me and I remind her, “You have a father.”
“God, don’t even joke about that.”
I hold up my hands, even though she’s gone back to covering her face. “I’ll stop.”
“Are you going to stop seeing my uncle, too?”
I should have expected it, but the thoughthurts.
“No.” I won’t lie to her.
She makes another strangled sound and somehow gets even flatter.
“I really like him, Kita. We talk every day and… well, I justreallylike him.”
“You do?”
“Yeah.”
She takes a deep breath, drawing herself back up to her normal height and exhales. “Okay. I will try to wrap my head around this. I promise.”
“Thank you.”
Head twisted, brows pinched, she asks, “How long have you known?”
“How long ago did I meet him?” I shrug. “I wasn’t paying attention to the station clock.”
“Today?” she screeches and I wince.
“Yeah, I knew his name, but you two never use it. And I hadn’t seen his face, just heard his voice.”
“Doesheknow you’re you?”
“He’s seen a picture of me.”
“Oh my god.” She slides into her circular desk and hisses, “A naked picture?”
“Yeah.”
“You haven’t even shownmea naked picture of yourself.”
“Do you want me to?” I laugh because it’s a ridiculous thing to be upset about.
“Well no, but…” Scrubbing at her face with two tentacles she takes another deep breath. “Get yourself together Kita, you are a grown ass woman.”
