Dear Sir, Ruin Me (4)I sat down, discarded my jacket, and looked at Adam properly. I thought he'd come straight from work.He was usually clean-shaven, but he had a bit of stubble. He looked tired.His short hair was a little messed up, as though he'd been running his fingers through it. I felt a tiny bit embarrassed about how long I'd taken to get ready, getting my hair right, showering, shaving, and all of that."So I heard funding was cut to the AAP. Did you want to talk about it, or was there enough of that at work?" I asked. Adam worked for several nonprofits that promoted emerging talent in Auckland and Aotearoa at large. He looked at me, slightly surprised by my question. "You don't want to get me started on that," Adam said."Yes, I do," I replied.I smiled and almost reached across the table, but I stopped myself and blushed.I don't know if Adam noticed, but shortly after, he started to rant about his day, pausing briefly as a waiter appeared to take our order.I tuned ou
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