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“My agency has your account now... So I kinda work for you now. The last thing I want is rumors going on about us. And you know how that rumor is going to go. Everyone will think I got the account because I was sleeping with you, and I have to think about myself and my career too. A rumor like that could ruin it, and I can't risk that... Also we live so far away from each other. The distance is a big barrier.... And I have never been a fan of long distance relationships.... I hope you understand the point I'm making here, but I don't think that I can give you what you want. "

Timothy was quiet for a while.... Too quiet that it made Chloe extremely uncomfortable. She didn't say anything either, but she noticed that the longer she was silent, the more the hope faded in Timothy's eyes. He seemed resigned to her inevitable rejection, and she couldn’t help but feel horrible.

"Please say something, Timothy" she pleaded softly, "and please stop staring at me like that. I don't want you looki