“I can deal with one little Irish pub,” I say in my greatest Irish accent. It’s not nice, however he chuckles anyway. God, I believe I’m in love with my assistant.

“Not in South Boston, you may’t. Have you ever ever even been down there?”

“Nicely, no, however…”

“South Boston isn’t Beacon Hill. Belief me, child.”

“I do belief you,” I inform him after I understand that I do. Bizarre. “ And when precisely did you begin calling me child?” I ask, not affronted within the slightest, however I really feel like I ought to fake to be.

“Proper now. Get used to it, child,” he deadpans, and I can’t assist laughing.

After work, we seize a cab and take it to McGinty’s. Inside, it seems to be precisely like I assumed it could. Darkish wooden ground and a bar that takes up most of 1 facet of the room. The one factor I wasn’t anticipating was for it to be packed. For a Thursday evening, there are tons of individuals milling about. Ken pulls me nearer to him and I can’t say that I thoughts. He leads us as much as the bar, the place he pulls a stool out for me. There’s simply the one, so he stands beside me. Near me. So shut I can odor his cologne once more. It’s doing issues to me once more.

“Welcome to McGinty’s. It’s girls’ evening,” the bartender says. I look across the room. I’m the one girl within the room. “Most don’t present up till later. However what can I get you?”

“I’ll have a Kilian’s. On faucet when you’ve got it. Bottle’s high quality in the event you don’t,” I say, fairly positive my ordinary on-the-rocks margarita is out right here.

“Certain factor. And for you?”

“A Guinness.”

“Coming proper up.”

“Um… Excuse me. Are you aware the place I can discover Rory Callahan?”

“Who’s asking?”

“I’m,” I say rapidly.

“And who may you be?”

“Oh,” I say, laughing. “I’m April Van Houten.”

“I paid my invoice,” he says, complicated me.

“What?”

“You’re from Van Houten Meals, right? I paid my invoice.”

“Are we your meals service supplier?” Ken asks.

“Yeah, that’s why you’re proper. I used to be late, the economic system and all, however I paid it in full final week.”

“No, sir, however thanks for being a loyal buyer. That’s not why I’m right here. You’re Rory?” I’ll keep in mind to look into his account to make sure he’s getting the perfect charges we provide.

“I’m,” he says resigned. He pulls the Killian right into a pint glass after which begins to construct the Guinness.

“I’ve a fragile matter I’d like to debate with you.” I don’t know the way to do that, so I’ll simply do say it. “Did you… um… donate sperm…”

“Let me cease you proper there. No, positively not. Sorry. Right here’s your drinks.”

He units the glasses on the bar and strikes to a different buyer.

“Nicely, that was…”

“A letdown,” Ken says, someway figuring out precisely what I used to be going to say.

“Yeah.”

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