Aaron simply ignored Annie’s comment and said, “Tsk! He should be working instead of texting you! I need to talk to his supervisor about his work ethic.”

Fearing Marcus would get into trouble, Annie quickly said, “He called me during lunch break, so there’s nothing wrong with his work ethic!”

“Didn’t he text you before lunch break as well?” asked Aaron sternly.

“Umm… He needed to ask me something about work. It was only for a few minutes!”

Aaron narrowed his eyes suspiciously. “You sure are protective of him. Does that mean you’ll go on a movie date with him?”

Annie looked unsure. “I’m still thinking about it,” she said flatly. “I’m not interested in horror movies. Plus, what if I screamed too loud in front of him? That’ll be so embarrassing.”

smirked. “Why don’t you go with me, then? I’m looking forward to

stunned. She thought she heard wrong. “Mister Aaron, are you asking me to watch

I don’t mind being taken advantage of

“Your joke isn’t funny

hard for her to get over him. ‘Ugh! Why does he have to be so hot? No, Annie! This won’t do. You can’t continue

from Aaron. “Thank you, Mister Aaron, for helping me with Joey. But I’m hungry now, so we’re going to head in to

she started making her

do you want to

sped up as did her pace. She could not stand

was already ready by the time Annie got back to the

you in. Here, take a seat. I hope you’ll find the food to

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