control
Hearing him say he was terrified too was somehow the most grounding thing that had happened all week.
"I'm going to fuck this up," I said.
"Probably," Eli said. "We'll both fuck it up probably multiple times. That's how relationships work."
"I don't know how relationships work," I said. "I've never actually been in one. Not a real one."
"Then we'll learn together," Eli said.
The meeting happened. The campaign was approved. Westbrook was excited. The launch was locked for Monday.
And at 3:47 PM, when everyone except Eli and me had left the conference room, I realized the two-week agreement had technically expired.