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She focused on her choices and opted for so as nors?”

“Of course,” he said, bringing out a carton of eggs, along with so to put in an omelet for himself “How about a cup of coffee?” He walked over to the Keurig on the counter

“No, thank you I don’t drink coffee”

He turned around and gave her a mock horrified look “How do you function in life?”

She laughed “Just fine, thank you very much I drink hot tea Loose leaf,er, and I just never developed a taste for coffee”

“Okay,” he said with a nod “That leaves you with the choice of water or orange juice”

“Water” She wasn’t willing to risk the acidity of the OJ

She watched his for her and a huge oetables, chopped ha into the chair beside hers He took a few bites of his breakfast before he glanced at her and spoke

“So, you’re working today, a Saturday, which I don’t agree with because I selfishly want you all to , half-serious “Since I doubt I can convince you to take the day off, when can I see you again? I want to take you out, on a real date”

She’d eaten about half of her scras, and while her stomach felt fine, her appetite waned because she dreaded this conversation, but it was necessary and unavoidable She set her fork on her plate and glanced at hi at the expectant way he was looking at her God, if only she’d met him at a different time and place in her life, when she didn’t have difficult decisions toto undoubtedly add more turmoil and disruption to her life

She exhaled a deep breath “Hunter, I really like you A lot”

“But?” he pressed, his eyes holding hers over the rim of his coffee cup as he took a drink

“But I’ht now,” she said, rubbing her hands along the hs “My lifeit’s complicated”

He tipped his head curiously “How so?”

She weighed how much to tell him On one hand, Hunter was incredibly easy to talk to, and she knew there would be no judgment from him, no matter what she