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up.
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    Where were we?
    You were asking me to unbuttonmy shirt.
    Next question?
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    Tell me something I don’t know about you.
    That’s easy.
    You don’t know anything about me.
    I know you call yourself Beth.
    I know your personality is f-ing hot.
    I know you were adventurous enough to find me here.
    I also make really good burritos.
    Okay then.
    That’s just about everything, isn’t it?
    I’m also not wearing any underwear right now
    I stand corrected.
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    Hold on.
    I better lock my door before we go any farther here.
    Good idea
    You don’t want your brothers walking in on this, haha.
    ??
    How do you know I have brothers?
    You told me.
    I did?
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    Did you get the pic?
    Yeah, and …!!!!
    Is that really you?
    Your turn.
    Show me something I haven’t seen before.
    You are so GREEDY!
    What’s your point?
    Okay fine.
    Nice!!
    Do you even knowhow beautiful you are?
    You can’t even see my face.
    I don’t need to.
    You’re sweet
    You too
    I really want to meet you sometime
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    Go on. What else?
    I’m going to take my time.
    I’m going to make you wait.
    I’m going to make you take your time, too.
    Do you want me to touch myself now?
    Yes.
    Good, bc I already am.
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    Do you think about me when you … you know?
    By yourself?
    Are youkidding? Every time.
    Does this help?
    Save it for later.
    RU kidding??? NOT saving for later.
    God, you’re so f-ing hot. No lie.
    Can I see your face?
    Pls????
    First I want you to get hard.
    And then?
    Show me.
    And then?
    We’ll see.
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    Me too! I love that stuff. Can’t get enough.
    Now you’re just saying that.
    I’m not. Swear.
    Have you been looking at my Snapchat?
    How could I see yourSnapchat?
    I don’t even know your name
    Good point.
    FWIW, I’m T.J.
    Wow. Really?
    For real.
    Hi T.J. for real.
    You don’t have to tell me yours if you don’t want.
    It’s okay
    I’m Gwen.
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    I lay you down on your own bed
    I ask you if I should keep going and you say yes
    You feel me, grinding against your thigh as I kiss your neck
    Wow
    Don’t stop.
    I won’t
    This is only the beginning, Gwen
    We have to meet
    Sooner or later
    Don’t you think?
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    yes is a world
    & in this world of
    yes live
    (skillfully curled)
    all worlds
    Did you just write that?
    EE Cummings
    Beautiful
    Like you.
    Say yes, Gwen.
    Pls?
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    I can’t.
    Not tonight.
    Please? Why not?
    Parents here. So are my brothers.
    I can be quiet.
    Let me just come to your window.
    One kiss and I’ll go
    Swear.
    You don’teven know where my window is
    95 Geary Lane?
    ??????
    It’s called the internet.
    You are so bad!
    Is that a yes?
    I don’t know.
    I’m coming over unless you say no
    You still there?
    Oh god
    Are we really going to do this?
    Ha. See you soon.
    You won’t regret it
    xo

CHAPTER 13
    “I HAVE TWO pieces of advice,” Eve said as I was getting ready to leave. “When you’re back to the office, I want you to take the credit for finding this app.”
    I shrugged on my jacket. “Won’t they take me more seriously if I say it came from you?” I asked.
    “Maybe at first,” she said. “But it’s still a boys’ game at the Bureau, and it’s time for you to start playing. We have to watchout for each other.”
    I was struck by the word
we
. Maybe I wasn’t Eve’s professional equal—not yet—but I was her colleague now. Which was amazing. It felt like just yesterday she had been walking little sixteen-year-old me through the very basics of robotics, and maybe five minutes ago she had been writing me a recommendation for grad school.
    Now here I was working alongside her for the FBI.It hadn’t stopped being surreal yet.
    Even so, the idea of taking credit for something I didn’t do sat on the wrong side of my gut. She was the one who discovered the app, not me.
    “Isn’t that just lying?” I asked.
    “Oh, please.” Eve shifted the baby from one hip