I took another gulp of tea. “She says she has a surprise for me tomorrow.”
“Oooh. Exciting.” She perked up. “Maybe it’s a promotion.”
“I don’t think so,” I said dismissively.
“It could be! You know how pleased she’s been with you.”
“I know.” I ran a hand through my hair. “I just don’t know if I’m good enough to be a real staff writer for them.”
“You already are a real writer,” she replied. “You’re just not getting paid yet. But you will. In time.”
Things were different in person. She was kinder, somehow. I wondered if maybe she felt the same way I did. Now that we had met in real life, had our connection become stronger? Or was she just being nice to me because she didn’t know how to tease me when there wasn’t a screen separating us?
“Thank you, Kris,” I said. “You always see the be
