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"What do you mean that's not a lie?" Tavon asked.
Sierra shrugged. "It wasn't my lie."
"We're going to have to fix that."
Sierra laughed.
"Well, you probably didn't flunk chemistry," Zach said. "So I'm gonna say that's the lie."
Sierra shook her head.
"You really flunked chemistry?" I asked. "I hated science too."
She laughed. "Yeah, I had to retake it. I just hated that class so much."
"How on earth did you get this internship?" Tavon asked and lightly touched her shoulder.
I tried not to laugh. Tavon had clearly found his mission for the night. Sierra was in trouble.
"Okay," Tavon said and cracked his knuckles. "I've lost more money in blackjack than I care to admit. I've never broken a bone. And I have a huge penis."
"The huge penis thing is a little subjective, don't you think?" Zach asked.
James laughed. This was the most inappropriate game ever to play with your boss. James smiled at me. But he seemed to be enjoying himself. Now that the inquisition was over, he probably felt a little more comfortable.
"Oh, no. It's huge." He winked at Sierra. Her cheeks got even redder.
"The blackjack thing?" I asked. I couldn't picture Tavon in a casino.
"Yeah. You got me. I don't even know how to play blackjack."
"Okay, my turn," Zach said. "I've been in several bar fights. I was in foster care growing up. And I play the piano."
I pressed my lips together. Was that why he knew what abuse looked like? Because he was in foster care? Was he abused? I felt bad for giving him a hard time. He was just trying to help me.
"Well, there's no way you play piano," Tavon said.
"No, I do play."
"Really?" Sierra asked. "Are you really good?"
Zach shrugged. "I'm okay."
"You're lying about the bar fights," James said.
Zach nodded. "Yeah, when you grow up in foster care, you don't need to go out seeking fights. Your turn Penny."
I didn't know what to say. I felt like I needed to apologize to him for being so defensive when he was just trying to help me. But James wasn't abusive. I'd try to talk to Zach about it again later. Maybe he'd believe me now that he had hung out with James. "Um. Well, I didn't have a date to prom. I was seduced by my college professor. And I've...gone skinny dipping."
"I'm sure you had a date to prom," Zach said. "That's your lie."
I shook my head. "Nope. I never even had a normal date until college."
"You're kidding," Tavon said.
"No."
"What's her lie, James?" Tavon asked.
