“Alexander Price’s estimated net worth,” she reads, phone still in hand, “is 3.5 million dollars.” She turns her attention to Alex. “You’re a millionaire?” “Uh. I guess? I mean. Yeah.” “And you’re dating Eli?” she says, disbelief coloring her tone. “Yes,” Alex says, much more assertively, putting down his fork so he can reach for Eli’s free hand. “And I’m lucky he’s willing to put up with me. I can’t—I’m not an easy person to date. And we didn’t start dating for a long time, even though we both really liked each other. I wasn’t willing to ask him to be a secret. That’s not right, and I wish I
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