When a spark lights between a commitment-phobic playboy and an emotionally-challenged Ph.D. student, will love or lust win out? ******
There's something happening between Jay and Elias, opposites who find themselves together often after their best f...
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Lena: Welcome, everyone, to the interviews! Elias, Jay, thanks for agreeing to this.
Jay: Am I allowed to curse?
Lena: 🤔 I guess.
Jay: Trigger warning: Profanity ahead. 😉
Elias: Do we need to warn if they already read the book? And isn't "trigger" a bit too serious for profanity?
Jay: Everything's a trigger to someone these days. 🙄
Elias: 10 offended people just clicked out. 😑
Lena: 😑 Trigger warning: Jay ahead.
Jay: Oh, damn. I like that. 😏
Lena: Okay, only rule is Jay has to stay silent during questions directed at Elias.
Jay: 😲
Lena: Let's jump right into the questions.
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Elias: I've had four girlfriends. The longest lasted six or seven months, probably because we barely ever saw each other.
😕 I'm not sure when. He was interesting, though. Really, his personality is both exhausting and intriguing. Whenever it was, that's probably what got me. I can't believe I'm dating someone like him. It's never boring, though. *level 2 smile*
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Elias: With my past girlfriends, I kind of wished I did. With Jay, I don't feel the need. He's content with way I am and I don't even feel any barriers when we interact. He, Eran, and Bubba―and Riley when he bothers to pay attention to anyone besides Eran―don't see me superficially. They place a lot more value in my words and Eran can always tell when I'm being sarcastic.
I think it's worst in situations where other people are emotional. I had a student cry in the office once and had to make a conscious effort to look sympathetic. I did care, but she wouldn't have been able to tell if I hadn’t forced my expression.
