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“Oh damn, I’m sorry,” Esther said, getting up and dusting the dirt off her knees.
“You’re late,” I said, sounding more pissed off than I’d meant to.
Esther’s eyebrows scrunched together. “I’m always late,” she stated, because it was true.
I sighed and checked my phone for crumbs and dirt, wiping the screen with my thumb. “I know. I’m trying to decide if I love that or hate it about you.”
She shrugged and leaned back in her chair, regarding me with blatant curiosity. “You seem a little jumpy. What’s going on?”
“Nothing.”
“Everything okay with Mr. Alastair Kenney?”
Hearing his name made me feel better in a weird way.
I nodded. “Yeah, everything’s fine. Great, in fact.”
“Man, I’m so jealous. When am I gonna find my kinky millionaire?”
“He’s not a millionaire.”
“You said he owns a house in Old Ottawa South. That’s pretty close.”
I shrugged. “Well, he’s got money, enough that he doesn’t worry about spending it.”
Esther grinned and pointed at me. “On you.”
I laughed.
“Seriously, Toby, are you okay? You looked like a startled goat there for a second.”
“Thanks.”
“I mean that in the best of ways. Goats are adorable.”
“Probably not when they’re scared.”
“Evenwhen they’re scared. Just don’t go fainting on me.”
“What?”
“Never mind. What’s up?”
I blinked. “It’s probably nothing.”
“Probably?”
“Can we get some food?” I asked.
“Yes. Absolutely, my lovely baby goat.”
I narrowed my eyes but didn’t say anything.
“What do you want?”
“A medium dark roast, black, please.”
“Anything to eat?”
