“Are you going to ruin it like you did all my other dates?” “Did I really ruin them?” “Yes. You did. You turned down Joe. You didn’t even let Flynn get a word in so he could ask me out. And you sabotaged my date with Lucas.” “Sounds like I was helpful.” “Is that so?” she asks, but she’s smiling. “It was in your best interest,” I say, unrepentant. “And what is my best interest?” I meet her gaze unflinchingly. “Me.”

