[ She purses her lips, glancing back towards the living room, where her phone is ] They can't try to keep us apart if they don't know we're together in the first place.
Then help me out here, Owen. It's been a long time since I've dated anyone, and I've never had to do it with angry execs and reporters breathing down my neck.
Unless you've got something in your contract saying that your bosses can dictate who you're dating -- a boyfriend clause or something -- then ignore them.
But that's because I think both of us have handled worse things than a couple of slimy headlines in tabloids and magazines. And I think our bosses can go screw themselves, after everything that's happened.
[ Another shrug. ]
But it's not just about what I think. I want what will work for you, too. And if it's keeping quiet for a while, testing the waters, then fine.
[ The corner of his mouth tracks upward slightly -- a hint of a smile. ]
Semantics.
Still, as rough as some jerks with digital recorders will be, it's still nothing we haven't handled before. But if you want to wait for an official press release, then fine.
[ She sighs a little, glancing off to the side. He does have a point- he has several of them, in fact. She's letting the situation dictate her life, and she shouldn't be.
She's lost control and she needs to take it back. ]
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You know, I was joking about the dirty secret thing.
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[ He crosses his arms over his chest, leaning a hip against the counter. ]
They're not your parents. Hell, even if they were, they can't dictate who you can and can't see in your free time.
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Unless you've got something in your contract saying that your bosses can dictate who you're dating -- a boyfriend clause or something -- then ignore them.
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[ Also ignoring her bosses?? People do that?? ]
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[ He watches for a moment, but then he sighs, as if the fight's gone out of him. ]
Whatever you wanna do. Whatever you're comfortable with. If you want to keep-- us quiet, then we can work with that.
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But that's because I think both of us have handled worse things than a couple of slimy headlines in tabloids and magazines. And I think our bosses can go screw themselves, after everything that's happened.
[ Another shrug. ]
But it's not just about what I think. I want what will work for you, too. And if it's keeping quiet for a while, testing the waters, then fine.
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At least the dinosaurs were straightforward about wanting to eat us alive.
[ Not so, with the press. ]
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Yeah. I'd rather face down a pack of hungry lions than a group of reporters any day.
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I think a group of lions is actually called a pride.
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Semantics.
Still, as rough as some jerks with digital recorders will be, it's still nothing we haven't handled before. But if you want to wait for an official press release, then fine.
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She's lost control and she needs to take it back. ]
You just have to make me one promise.
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Let me guess: no board shorts?
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Okay, two promises.
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Alright, let's hear it.
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Two, let me handle the reporters from now on.
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And two-- [ He pauses, as if considering. Then, ] I'll consider it.
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Two- at the very least don't physically assault them.
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I like being comfortable.
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