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“One thing you should know about me, is my family will always come first. He hated that. And every time he gave me an ultimatum that he knew he wouldn’t win, it made me like him less and less.”
“And let me guess, the more you disliked him, the less you found him attractive?” I nod, since he guessed it in one. “I’ve been there. My last boyfriend was like that, then he turned me into the villain when he didn’t get his way.”
“It sucks, doesn’t it?”
“Fuck yeah,” he agrees. “So why was he here?”
“Because he can’t wrap his head around the fact that I wanted to leave him.”
His eyes widen as a gasp leaves his lips. “Prick!”
“I know.”
“I swear, if I had known all of this, I wouldn’t have let him in.”
“You shouldn’t have anyway,” I point out. “You’re lucky Larry didn’t find out. You would have been fired.”
He shrugs. “I’m new. I can make mistakes.”
There’s a light knock on the door, and I look up, spotting Laura in the thin window. “Come in.”
She pushes open the door, smiling at me. “Hey, I’m sorry to bother you on your lunch break but we’re missing a demo version of Sanctuary. Chen said you were the last person to sign out disc three.”
“Oh yeah, crap,” I hiss, then groan. “Sorry for my language.”
She laughs softly. “Hey, if you don’t swear at least four times in a shift, then you aren’t really working.”
“I’m already on nine,” George announces as I search the desk for the disc.
Laura’s brows lower. “I’m surprised it’s not more. I gave in my written notice on the day I had to work with Daniel.”
“What day did you put into the betting pool?” he asks, distracting me from my search.
“Pool?” I ask.
Laura smirks. “We’ve all got bets on how long George will last working with Daniel. He’s managed to beat the last recruit, but he still has six more days to beat the woman at the top. I think she only made it so long because she had seven kids at home.”
Curious, I ask, “What did you bet?”
“I’ve got him down to leave by the New Year. But I’m kind of wishing I put longer,” she admits sheepishly. “Did you want to make a bet?”
I think about it for a moment and turn to George. “Would you be offended?”
“God no. Marissa has promised me baked goods if she wins.”
I snort, but turn to Laura. “Does it need to be a date he leaves?”
“Um, there are no rules about what you put down.”
“Then put me down as Daniel leaving because I have a feeling George will break him first.”
Her eyes widen. “Shit! Why didn’t I think of that?”
“I’m going to take that as a compliment.”
“You should. It’s very rare I say that about someone other than my family. They’re enough to drive a priest out of church.”
It’s his turn to widen his eyes. “They are that much?”
