AM I MAD? Bash, this is APEX. This is career-making!
So... not mad?
Bash
I could kiss you right now. Or possibly strangle you for not telling me sooner. I'm undecided.
I vote for the kissing option
Bash
This explains why Amelia emailed me so many "urgent updates" about Q2 scheduling!
Yeah, she might have known. And Tyler. And possibly Emily. I needed style advice for the pitch.
Bash
Traitors, all of you!
Worth it if we land this account.
Partners?
Bash
The word makes me smile. Partners. From fake relationship to real relationship to business partners. Who wouldhave thought?
Partners. But you're still in trouble for not telling me.
I accept my punishment. Name your terms.
Bash
I bite my lip, thinking. My thumbs hover over the screen before I type:
Tonight. I’ll be wearing that black lace bra and panty set you seemed to enjoy last week.
Three dots appear immediately.
I'll be there at 7. Sharp.
Bash
Dinner reservations are at 8...
6:30 then.
Bash
I laugh, setting my phone down. The Apex email is still open on my laptop, and I reread it, letting the reality sink in. This is happening. Our careers are about to level up, together.
My phone buzzes again.
Tyler wants to know why I'm smiling like an idiot at my phone. Again.
Bash
Tell him his best friend and his new favorite person just became marketing power couple of the year
