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      “Have dinner with me.”

      “What?” She whirled around so quickly she nearly caused self-induced whiplash.

      He put down his tablet and looked up at her, leaning back in his seat. “I haven’t given this project the specialized attention it needs. It’s clear you don’t have the necessary inputs to make correct assessments. I don’t have time to remedy that right now. But I do have to eat later, so you might as well eat with me.”

      His words doused the spark’s last flickers. “When you put it that way, how can I refuse?”

      “I’ll text you the address. I trust going into the city isn’t a problem for you?” His tone made it clear it was a rhetorical question.

      San Francisco was almost an hour each way on Caltrain, depending on the train schedules, and her exhausted brain was already looking forward to putting on pajamas and binging on reality TV with her roommate, Mai. She gave him her best, if forced, smile. “No. Not a problem.”

      “Good. I have a commitment beforehand, so I’ll meet you there.” His attention returned to his tablet and he became absorbed in whatever he was reading. She fled before the tiger could realize the prey had left the room.