stuff?"
"Yes, I do," Stacy said, looking curiously from Tessa to Adam. "Is that what you wanted?"
"Absolutely," Adam said, flashing Tessa a grateful smile. "Sorry. I get really unfocused when I'm low on caffeine."
Stacy quirked a skeptical eyebrow at him. "Is that so?"
"It's no joke. You should see how much coffee he goes through at home," Tessa said, backing him up.
Now both of Stacy's eyebrows jumped toward her hairline. "You two live together?"
"Yes," Tessa answered, then suddenly realized what Stacy was really asking. "I mean, no . Not that way."
"We're roommates," Adam added, just as quickly. "Have been for the past year or so."
Stacy looked like she was going to say something, then stopped, looking over Tessa. "Love your sweatshirt."
Tessa looked down. She had a picture of the three main actors from one of her favorite TV shows, Mystics . They were smiling sexy smiles under the words ALL KNIGHT LONG. "Thanks. My best friend got it for me after I got her hooked on the show. You watch Mystics ?"
"Hell, yeah," Stacy said, surprising her. "Did you know they're thinking of replacing Jake Windlass?"
"What? No!" Tessa answered. "Why? He's sort of quiet, and they're not doing a lot with his part, but I think that he could do more than they give him credit for. He's funny as hell, too."
"He is?"
"He was in a few smaller parts on some TV shows, and he had his own YouTube channel for a while," Tessa said. "He's low key, but he can be really hilarious."
"Mmmm. There is nothing like a guy with a sense of humor."
"I know, right?" Tessa replied, and the two of them laughed. "Like Jensen and Jared..."
"Ooh, Supernatural . Such a great show. I have to assume you like Doctor Who as well?"
"Total Superwholock fangirl," Tessa said, grinning broadly. "Also, I'm Team Sherlolly, all the way."
Adam's confused gaze went from one woman to the other, like he was watching a tennis match. "I swear, it sounds like you're speaking English, but none of that makes any sense."
"Muggle," Stacy said, and Tessa burst out laughing. "You know your fandoms."
"It's my life," Tessa admitted.
"You know, I'll bet you'd fit in with my crew," Stacy said.
Her crew? What, did she have a gang of car thieves or something? Before she could ask, Stacy was writing something down.
"A few of us were going to hang out for coffee and watch the Doctor Who Special again over at the Frost bookstore. You live in Snoqualmie, right? You know where that is?"
Tessa frowned. "I don't quite..."
Adam glanced at the address. "Sure! That's actually just around the corner from us. That Victorian house?"
"I didn't know that was a bookstore."
Stacy sighed. "That doesn't surprise me," she muttered. "Anyway, Hailey gets off work at 7:00 or so, and we were going to start it up. I'd love it if you could stop by, hang out. Sound good?"
Tessa stared. She'd just come over here to do Adam a solid. Now...
"Um...I guess," she said weakly.
"Great! I'll keep an eye out for you," Stacy said, and she sounded genuinely enthused about the prospect. "And don't worry, Adam. I'll get that coffee order in right now."
"Thanks," Adam said, pushing off from the desk, then motioning to Tessa. "Say, Tess, would you mind coming to my office for a second? I wanted to talk to you about that new game coming down the pipeline."
Tessa nodded, still in a haze. She just wanted to get home, throw on flannel jammies, and eat some mac and cheese, not go out and hang out with strangers, even if they were going to watch one of her favorite shows. What the hell had she been thinking, saying I guess ?
She followed him in, then he closed the door behind her. "Oh, man. Thanks for the save, there," he said.
She grinned. "No problem, really."
"I've been out of the dating pool longer than I thought," he said. "I really should've warmed up a bit more, let her get to know me a bit better. Of course the guys have been ganging up on her. She's got to feel cornered. They do that with every woman that
"Yes, I do," Stacy said, looking curiously from Tessa to Adam. "Is that what you wanted?"
"Absolutely," Adam said, flashing Tessa a grateful smile. "Sorry. I get really unfocused when I'm low on caffeine."
Stacy quirked a skeptical eyebrow at him. "Is that so?"
"It's no joke. You should see how much coffee he goes through at home," Tessa said, backing him up.
Now both of Stacy's eyebrows jumped toward her hairline. "You two live together?"
"Yes," Tessa answered, then suddenly realized what Stacy was really asking. "I mean, no . Not that way."
"We're roommates," Adam added, just as quickly. "Have been for the past year or so."
Stacy looked like she was going to say something, then stopped, looking over Tessa. "Love your sweatshirt."
Tessa looked down. She had a picture of the three main actors from one of her favorite TV shows, Mystics . They were smiling sexy smiles under the words ALL KNIGHT LONG. "Thanks. My best friend got it for me after I got her hooked on the show. You watch Mystics ?"
"Hell, yeah," Stacy said, surprising her. "Did you know they're thinking of replacing Jake Windlass?"
"What? No!" Tessa answered. "Why? He's sort of quiet, and they're not doing a lot with his part, but I think that he could do more than they give him credit for. He's funny as hell, too."
"He is?"
"He was in a few smaller parts on some TV shows, and he had his own YouTube channel for a while," Tessa said. "He's low key, but he can be really hilarious."
"Mmmm. There is nothing like a guy with a sense of humor."
"I know, right?" Tessa replied, and the two of them laughed. "Like Jensen and Jared..."
"Ooh, Supernatural . Such a great show. I have to assume you like Doctor Who as well?"
"Total Superwholock fangirl," Tessa said, grinning broadly. "Also, I'm Team Sherlolly, all the way."
Adam's confused gaze went from one woman to the other, like he was watching a tennis match. "I swear, it sounds like you're speaking English, but none of that makes any sense."
"Muggle," Stacy said, and Tessa burst out laughing. "You know your fandoms."
"It's my life," Tessa admitted.
"You know, I'll bet you'd fit in with my crew," Stacy said.
Her crew? What, did she have a gang of car thieves or something? Before she could ask, Stacy was writing something down.
"A few of us were going to hang out for coffee and watch the Doctor Who Special again over at the Frost bookstore. You live in Snoqualmie, right? You know where that is?"
Tessa frowned. "I don't quite..."
Adam glanced at the address. "Sure! That's actually just around the corner from us. That Victorian house?"
"I didn't know that was a bookstore."
Stacy sighed. "That doesn't surprise me," she muttered. "Anyway, Hailey gets off work at 7:00 or so, and we were going to start it up. I'd love it if you could stop by, hang out. Sound good?"
Tessa stared. She'd just come over here to do Adam a solid. Now...
"Um...I guess," she said weakly.
"Great! I'll keep an eye out for you," Stacy said, and she sounded genuinely enthused about the prospect. "And don't worry, Adam. I'll get that coffee order in right now."
"Thanks," Adam said, pushing off from the desk, then motioning to Tessa. "Say, Tess, would you mind coming to my office for a second? I wanted to talk to you about that new game coming down the pipeline."
Tessa nodded, still in a haze. She just wanted to get home, throw on flannel jammies, and eat some mac and cheese, not go out and hang out with strangers, even if they were going to watch one of her favorite shows. What the hell had she been thinking, saying I guess ?
She followed him in, then he closed the door behind her. "Oh, man. Thanks for the save, there," he said.
She grinned. "No problem, really."
"I've been out of the dating pool longer than I thought," he said. "I really should've warmed up a bit more, let her get to know me a bit better. Of course the guys have been ganging up on her. She's got to feel cornered. They do that with every woman that
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