Aaron simply ignored Annie’s comment and said, “Tsk! He should be working instead of texting you! I need to talk to his supervisor about his work ethic.”

Fearing Marcus would get into trouble, Annie quickly said, “He called me during lunch break, so there’s nothing wrong with his work ethic!”

“Didn’t he text you before lunch break as well?” asked Aaron sternly.

“Umm… He needed to ask me something about work. It was only for a few minutes!”

Aaron narrowed his eyes suspiciously. “You sure are protective of him. Does that mean you’ll go on a movie date with him?”

Annie looked unsure. “I’m still thinking about it,” she said flatly. “I’m not interested in horror movies. Plus, what if I screamed too loud in front of him? That’ll be so embarrassing.”

Aaron smirked. “Why don’t you go with me, then? I’m looking forward to seeing you scream.”

heard wrong. “Mister Aaron, are

nodded confidently. “Yeah. You can hug me if you’re scared. I don’t

lips twitched. “Your joke isn’t funny

over him. ‘Ugh! Why does he have to be so hot? No, Annie! This won’t do.

Joey. But I’m hungry now, so we’re going to head

she started making her way back

after her and asked persistently, “So do you want

I do not!” Annie’s heartbeat sped up as did her pace. She could

time Annie

call you in. Here, take a seat. I hope you’ll

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