CARLY

“You are buying me lunch at a food cart?” I asked him in surprise. I like it more when people treat just an ordinary girl. In his defense, he didn’t have any idea who I was.

“You can’t be picky for a free meal. And you mentioned that you want a burger or a chicken sandwich.” Rome was smiling as we filled in line, waiting for our turn, and it was actually pretty long.

“Boss, do you need help?”

“No, Zee. You go ahead and take a break.”

“Boss,” Zee hesitated.

“I was in the military too, and may I remind you that I worked in security service once....