“Well, you haven’t asked how I feel. You may have spontaneously decided you’re into me –” The realization sounds even crazier coming from my mouth than it does his. “But I can’t say the same.” The shadow of a crooked grin darkens his face. “You can’t?” I inhale sharply. “No. I’m just not interested in you like that.” The absurdity of this moment strikes me: I’m trying to friend zone Adrian Ellis. A downright predatory gleam sparks in his eyes. “Is that so?”