“Look, I’m a grown man, Tess. If you don’t want to see me again because you’re not interested, you can just say that—” “I do,” she says quickly, pressing herself a little closer. Her hand splays against my chest as she leans in. “I do want to see you. I like you, Ryan. You’re sweet and funny and I’d love nothing more than to see you again. Maybe in a perfect world, I would get to do only the things I want to do,” she adds, her voice sounding suddenly tired. “But the truth is that my life is a mess right now. It’s not work, it’s…me. It’s complicated.” “I know you’re divorced,” I say. “Or you’re
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