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Sarah raises her ar from her stunned expression--throws her ar her in what looks to

"This is justYou’re justThis is all just so great," Sarah sobs into Lisa’s neck "This is exactly what the staff needs after everything that’s happened with Jasmine Someone like Dave Thank you Thank you"

"Oh," Lisa says, her eyes widening at me over Sarah’s broad shoulder "Um Okay Well, I wouldn’t thank me yet, Sarah I haven’t told you the bad news"

"I don’t care," Sarah says, still clinging to Lisa "I don’t care, I don’t care I’ to be joining our staff"

"I bet you are," I say "I saw you checking out his biceps Guess there are souys left after all, huh, Sarah?"

"Shut up, Heather," Sarah says, but happily, without a trace of her usual rancor "You’re such a great person, Lisa I’m serious I know I usually have a bad attitude, and I may come off as kind of bitchy soenuinely love this job, and I genuinely love you" She lifts her head and looks over at me "Both of you For real You’re my best friends Well, my only friends, really But I want toSarah on the back "That’s great, Sarah We feel the same way about you Don’t we, Heather?"

"You know," I can’t help pointing out, "we don’t even know for sure that Dave’s heterosexual He could have a girlfriend You’re kind of just assuritted teeth

"Yes, Sarah," I say, patting her on the back the way Lisa had "We both love you too"

"Great," Lisa says, prying Sarah’s grip fro to have to have a little chat about so on around here, Sarah Stuff I don’t think you’re going to like very much But first I have to have a talk with Heather really fast Could you give us some privacy for a few minutes? Like I said, Jasmine’s parents should be here soon, so knock on my door when they show up And please take that dirty plate back to the cafeteria, it’s stinking up the entire office I’ve asked you before not to eat at your desk Bagels in the "

"Of course," Sarah says, practically floating

Lisa pauses as she’s about to close the door to her office with me inside "Where did those flowers co the bouquet on my desk

"Prince Rashid had theoodree flowers being overcoenitalia "He sent soet theing the door closed "The s me sick"

As soon as the door is shut, Lisa sinks down into her office chair, pulls open a desk drawer, and brings out a little white plastic wand "Take a look at this," she says to rimly