“We’re not going to scare off your big strong boyfriend,” Tarek said. “He’s not my—” Fabian huffed, and continued. “I’m serious. No grilling him with questions. No oversharing about sex.” He gave Vanessa a particularly pointed look for that one. “No teasing. No implying that I’m in love with him. Just. Be. Cool.” Vanessa put her hand over her heart. “I promise I won’t do at least some of those things.”
