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“Literally.”
“That was really good. I hope he gets a chance to expand on it.”
“You think?”
“Well, it was only an hour long. I think most movies have to be hour-and-a-half or more.”
“That’s true,” I say.
“I hope the newspaper picks up a story on it. Maybe I should post about it. I mean, I’m not like some influencer on social media…”
“I’m not judging. Post whatever you want.”
“I don’t know. I just kind of want people to be happy. And to succeed.”
“That’s a good attitude to have, Mila. But… what about you?”
“What about me?”
“Are you happy? Do you want to succeed?”
She smiles. “Jax, no offense, but I’m going right into med school. I have a long road ahead of me. I’m good. I know exactly where I’m at and what I’m doing.”
“So you planned all this?” I ask.
“What? Tonight?”
I nod. “You have it all figured out. Let me get this straight then… you purposely mentioned this movie to me. That night at Willow’s. You mentioned it to test me. And I passed the test.”
“That’s the most insane thing I’ve ever heard.”
“Is it though?”
“I was rambling that night.”
“Because of me.”
“Because you had no shirt on!” Mila yells.
“Oh? Was that the first time you saw a guy without a shirt on?” I tease.
She tilts her head. She’s pissed at me now. “Where is this going, Jax?”
“Nowhere. We’re just talking.”
“You want me to try to take some kind of blame for what you did tonight.”
“And what did I do tonight?”
“You followed me. You had no interest in that movie. Don’t lie.” She points at me. “Don’t freaking lie to me, Jax.”
So now I’m stuck. Kind of.
I touch my chin. “Fine. You caught me.”
“Ha!”
I shrug my shoulders. “Now what?”
