While Jess tried to make herself essential to the firm, he was where he’d always been, at the Half Moon, trying to make sure everyone was having a good time, but also feeling a little stuck for the first time, like he’d eliminated options at some point without even realizing it. John was still there, but other bartenders had moved away, gone back to school, become electricians or stockbrokers or pharmaceutical sales reps. Were other careers better? No, but they had things that Malcolm never cared about before, things that used to make him want to fall asleep from boredom whenever they came up:
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