If it was any consolation to Paul, he at least was 'that cute guy that I work with and the one who lives in the same building and made awesome lasagna.' "Thanks again for the lasagna. It was so good." She had, of course, gushed about it while he was there but it wouldn't hurt to thank him again. Cassie liked Paul and felt completely at ease with him. The trouble was that she felt like that with most people, but at least he was near the top of her list of favorite people these days.
"Shit. I'm sorry." She bit her lip at her faux pas before melting into a sympathetic frown. As they made their way to the beach she only pause for a minute, slipping off her sandals to carry them and step her bare feet onto the sand. "I mean, really. I'm sorry. Were you two really close?"