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"Oh my gosh!" Taylor exclaimed.
"What?" Laura asked.
"I just got this e-mail from Elf..."
Laura leaned over and read it over.
"Oh, how sweet. She loves you too."
Taylor stared at her.
"And you're ok with this?" he asked incredulously.
Laura gave him a confused look.
"Why wouldn't I be?"
"Because, uhh, never mind."
There was a brief silence.
"So, you gonna ask her out?" Laura asked.
"Oh, umm, ahh, I don't think so. It would mean that my girlfriend would be on the other side of the world and -"
"Oh please, you don't honestly expect me to believe that excuse Taylor."
"Well, it wouldn't be fair on her. Cause I wouldn't be able to spend a lot of time with her and stuff."
"It's old Taylor. Please, allow me to introduce you to... the internet. The medium by which you can spend lots of time with her."
Laura shook her head as she stood up.
"You know something Tay, you've been squirming ever since you found out Elf liked you back. If you were anyone else, I'd say you didn't actually like her that way at all."
Taylor watched her leave and gulped.
"Funny thing is Laura, you're exactly right."