"-So try it" Grayson says suddenly to Brea.
"Try what?" Her eyebrow raises with intrigue.
"You said you can snap your fingers and turn your feelings off... like a light switch, you said, just like that?! So, fall in love with me and then one day...
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=== ONE WEEK EARLIER ===
BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!
"Shut. The Fuck. Up," I groan and turn the alarm off on my black iPhone XS Max.
I woke up at the same time I did everyday - 5 AM. Because I had to be on the site at seven, I had enough time to shower and eat breakfast.
Everyday was the same. Boring. I'd been working for this construction company for almost a year, building houses for the most part.
My bare feet hit the carpeted floor and walked me towards the master bathroom as I dug my hand down my boxers.
The shower was brief and hot. I shaved and slapped on some lotion before sitting on the edge of the bed that I wouldn't bother to make, to put on a pair of socks and work attire - jeans, work boots, and a t-shirt, really.
All I had to eat was two slices of toast with jelly and turkey bacon with a glass of OJ.
I burped and used the back of my hairy arm to wipe the orange juice from around my mouth.
At 6:15 AM, I grabbed my keys, wallet, and left the apartment.
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"Good," the site manager spoke on the phone,"see you Saturday." He ended the call and turned around to see me waiting for him.
"Hot date, boss," I laughed with him.
"That was my daughter," Mr.Santana told me as we started walking towards the parking lot.
"You never mentioned a daughter," my eyebrows furrowed as I talked.
"You never asked," he said which made my face turn up.
"Right, because I'm gonna ask my boss about his daughter," I said and laughed at the end.
We sat on the tailgate of his pickup and ate our lunch.
With a moutful of food, I chewed and swallowed it down with a red Powerade.
"Ahh," I went and then let out a burp.
Chandler and I both looked ahead at the foundation laid out before us.
"It's gonna be nice, Grayson. You know, we're right on schedule, too," he informed me proudly.
