“I shouldn’t have kissed you, okay. It was a fucking stupid move on my part. If you want to report me to HR—” “That’s your problem? You’re scared I’m going to report you?” My voice is raising loud enough that bar patrons turn. I take a deep breath and when I speak again I am quieter. “You’ve broken me down so completely, I can’t even handle it when a guy tells me I’m beautiful.” Dismay spreads across his face. “That’s why I’m crying. Because Danny told me I’m a beautiful girl, and I nearly fell off the barstool. You’ve ruined me.” “I …” he begins to say, but he’s got nothing. “Lucy, I—”
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This was painful
