But she stopped. She walked right up to him. I tensed, ready to drag her away.

I tried to explain that a smile doesn’t equal sincerity. I tried to explain that some people smile while holding a knife behind their back. But Lily couldn’t compute that. Her moral framework was binary: People are good. If they do bad things, they must be sad. If they are sad, you help them.

I nodded. "So why is it different when it’s you?"

"Hey there! Want to help save the rare pygmy squirrels of Northern Estonia?" he chirped. I didn’t even look up from my laptop. "No thanks, man."

She looked genuinely hurt. "Marcus is just friendly. He said I remind him of his little sister. Plus, he already bought me a ticket to a conference in Miami. Just the two of us. For work."

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