Chapter 371

"I get it, girl," Kat said. "You’re under a lot of pressure. You feel like one fuck up will blow this opportunity. But, let me tell you, even if I don’t know exactly what your position is like? It’s going to be a lot easier if you try to enjoy it. And you are enjoying it. I guess what I mean is that you can’t let petty shit undermine you."

"I know, I know," Emily said, a little defensive. "There is a lot of pressure."

Then Kat played her best card, the one she had sussed out because of her impeccable intuition.

"And it would also help if you told Jake how you feel about him," she said. "Don’t just assume he sees it the same way you do. Boys are idiots. You have to spoon feed them."

Emily laughed.

"You think so?" Emily said. "I just sort of figured it was obvious."

"Sweetie, let me tell you something," she said. "Nothing is obvious for the man in your lif