reaction when Emily told her ab

ing able to spend time with her best friend and the delicious pa

lared. She knew Pam would be outraged when s

you overreacted j

e a l

ike, a

be heard over the music and the noise

“What if Byron really is a stalker, thoug

e isn’t?”

g. Emily had hardly stopped thinking about hi

lly nice date. That’s romantic! I wish Mike would do that

y nice boyfriend,” Emily said. “Y

ind of jealous of this new relationship butte

sted. “He probably doesn’t want to see

me, he does

you be

back the next day. And then you rejected him? The man is probably not used to that. I’

ink he’s dangero

’t start suspecting everyone you meet of being dangerous. Let

.. he

e come around ag

N

e respects

ncing, and to her own surpris

u’re not going to have another stalking problem

le as ‘give peace a chanc

But I don’t know

“consider it one part of m

ied. “What’s the

out of your life. Part two: find you a new career

e said, slamming down the cup. She was partly joking,

to contact Byron, unless I happen to run

, “I’m sure we can find a way

the very least, I want to apologize for the wa

me webpages on her phone. “He must have some kind o

d to lean closer t

’ll be fancy. And it’s to support a good ca

ess she was going to wear, one she had designed herself. It might not be as glamorous as an expensive l

tickets through some of my business contacts. And whe