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Bode: Hopefully we will see each other more.

Juno: Bode...you know how I feel about everything. I can’t hook up with you anymore.

Bode: Yeah. I know. I’d still like to be friends.

Juno: Gone on your blind date yet?

Bode: This weekend.

Juno: Good luck.

Bode: Thanks. And congratulations again.

Chapter Fifty-Six

Bode

When our food arrives, I think about how excited Juno gets whenever her food arrives. She loves to smell everything and admire the way it’s plated before she starts eating. I look over at Britta. She doesn’t seem to care one bit.

“Does your food look okay?” I ask.

She smiles. “Yes. Everything looks fine. Truth be told I’m very utilitarian about food. I guess I’m odd, but I just eat for fuel, you know?”

I don’t know, but I get what’s she’s saying. Everyone’s different. That’s fine.

We eat for a bit and then she says, “How’s your food.”

“Delicious,” I say.

She nods and resumes eating. Britta is beautiful. She’s really passionate about her work as a pediatric nurse. I can see why Zadie wants to set her up with someone.

“Do you have any favorite words?” I ask.

She scrunches up her face. “Favorite words?’

“Yeah. Are there any words you just like saying?”

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