“I decided to show restraint.
After all, nobody likes to be reminded of their weaknesses.”
“Well
said.”
ALLISON and JAKE
I
go shopping the next morning to pick up ingredients. Emily calls while I’m
choosing my avocados, and she laughs when I recount to her the events of the
previous evening.
“I
wanted to apologize for sending him to your home, but after he got on my
nerves, I thought you deserved to suffer a little too. I guarantee that if Jake
has accepted your idea, it is because he has something else in mind. He knows
he has no choice for the show. We can’t afford more than a few days of respite.
Even the worst presenter is better than none.”
“Emily,
I don’t see what you mean.”
“I’ve
told you, I think you intrigue him.”
Worried,
I ask her, “You think he suspects some
