Page 77 of The Disasters of Dating
Lincoln
Oh? Anything I can help with?
Lincoln
I’m here if you want to talk about it.
My chest and throat tighten, and I push back tears. Why am I on the verge of crying? This is so dumb.
No. I’m good. I’m sure it’s just Mercury…
Lincoln
Man, I hate Mercury!
Yeah, me too. What are you doing today?
Lincoln
Finishing up some work, then going to hang out with my brother. U?
That’s interesting. Keaton was hanging out with his brother, too. Maybe I should call Brody and tell him it’s a brother hangout day. I smile. He’d probably have me committed.
I head into work in about an hour.
Lincoln
So, you didn’t have time to go get ice cream anyway…
Well, I can plan my schedule more than a day in advance. But the ice cream ship has already sailed, buddy!
I grin, feeling more like myself.
Lincoln
Can I have a take-back?
Nope!
Lincoln
Where do you work?
I raise my brow and smile.
I’m pretty sure that breaks rule No. 1.
Lincoln
Are you CIA? FBI? Or why would it break rule No. 1???
I guess for most people, they could say what their job is, and it wouldn’t be very identifying. Like, I’m sure there are a lot of accountants or people who work at Target. But my job is a little more identifying. I choose to go genericand vague.
I work in a shop.
Lincoln
That was breaking rule 1? What kind of shop? Or is that too personal?
