“You know my name?” Cole asks, seeming more surprised by the content of my outburst rather than the volume of it. A deep breath helps me regain some sense of normalcy. “It’s on your library card.” “But you know it.” “I do. And now I’ve used it. And I plan on saying hi to you in the future and using your name. And you should say hi to me. And say my name.” Oh no. I think I just purred that last part.
