Wren
Unable to look up at him, I continue. “She told you that…” I pause. “Well, that I had a crush on you. And you said…”
“I said I’m out of your league, and would never touch you even with a ten foot pole,” he groans.
Finally, I glance at him with a shrug.
“Yea. We were friends, Ezra…and sure, you didn’t see me like that, but you didn’t have to be mean about it.”
His lips press together. “What if I said I knew you were standing there?”
I freeze. “What?”
“Wren, you didn’t hide your crush very well. I knew about it, everyone did. Including your brother,” he says. “You’re right though, that was mean, but…your brother warned me.”
I pause, sure I’d misheard.
“Ray warned you?”
“Several times.” He nods. “At the time, before I became VP, I was still the new guy. Ray didn’t trust me, an
