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"I'll see you in two weeks, you little liar. Maybe then you'll be able to admit what you want."

Chapter23

Sara

Alex:My husband just told me something that can't be true.

Alex:I'm going to ask you this and I'm going to need you to not lose your shit when I do it because it's super invasive.

Alex:I want to preface it by saying my husband has been known to pop some weed gummies during the day if he's trying to get creative or whatever so it's possible he's imagining things.

Alex:Architects, man. Who knew there was a job where getting high at work could be a good thing?

Alex:Honestly, I wish he'd just lock himself in his office when he does it because otherwise I get a hundred texts about the birds in Copley Square or something and when I finally get a chance to respond, he's busy jerking off over rooflines.

Alex:I don't mean that literally. I'm sorry for putting that visual into your head. I just meant that he gets really, really excited about things I don't understand.

Alex:Back to my original question: How is it going with you and Stremmel?

Alex:Are these sessions helping? Are you getting a little closer as friends? Or something?

Alex:Okay I can't do this. I'm not subtle. I can't pretend to be subtle. Are you sleeping with Stremmel?

Alex:It's fine if you are, obviously, I'm just shaken to my core and questioning everything I know to be true in the world.

Alex:Either you're ignoring me or…wow, okay, or you're sleeping with Stremmel right now.

Alex:I immediately regret this entire conversation. Pretend I never asked.

Alex:It's been a few hours so even if you did that thing I never asked about, you can't still be doing it. Now, you're probably ignoring me.

Alex:And that's fair because I came at you with a whole lot of crazy today.

Alex:I'm sorry for being intrusive. This was all very intrusive.

Alex:I really am sorry.

Sara:Hey. My phone was off. I'm just catching up now.

Alex:Are we okay?

Sara:Yeah, no worries at all.

Alex:That's what people say when they have many, many worries.

Sara:Really, it's all good.

Alex:That's what people say when they're not even close to good.

Sara:I promise you, everything is all right, and please don't try to translate that. I'm fine. We're fine. Everything is fine.

Alex:And Stremmel?

Sara:Can't speak for him.

Alex:Are you okay? I can come downstairs if you want.

Sara:You are too kind. Thank you, but no, I really need to decompress. It's just been a long day.