Aria glanced away, fingers tightening slightly around her glass.

“I know it’s sudden,”

she whispered, almost to herself.

“But I’ve felt it for a while... and I didn’t want to keep pretending it wasn’t there.”

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Apparently, your co-worker really likes you, now that's a good reason why you two are sitting in the bar.