Anna called before I even reached the building.I considered letting it ring. I didn’t.“Good morning to you too,” she said brightly when I answered, far too awake for the hour.“It’s early,” I replied, stepping out of the car and into the lift.“So are you,” she said. “Which means you’re already in a mood.”I ignored that. “What do you want?”She laughed. “I want you to stop sounding like you’re perpetually on the brink of firing someone.”“That’s not a sound.”“It is with you,” she said easily. “Anyway, I met someone.”I stilled.The elevator continued its ascent, smooth and silent.“You met someone,” I repeated.“Yes,” she said. “And before you interrogate me, no, he’s not terrible. He’s kind, he listens, and he doesn’t treat conversation like a negotiation.”I closed my eyes briefly.“That last part feels pointed,” I said.“Only because it is,” she replied cheerfully. “I think I have a crush.”That, inexplicably, irritated me.“A crush,” I echoed. “You’re an adult.”“And you’re a c
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