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It had been a long day—they were always long—when I headed out to my car after my shift was over. Edgar had walked out with me and made for his motorcycle. “Hey, Scott?” I stopped as I was about to open my car door. “Yeah?” Edgar looked more than a little uncomfortable. “Want to go get a drink or something?” And though he’d asked, his expression said that was exactly the last thing he wanted to do. Fortunately I would save him from such a fate. “Nah, that’s okay. Not much in the mood.” I opened the door. “Catch you later, Edgar. Good night.” And I got in without giving him a chance for anymore awkward invitations. I stopped on the way home for a drive-thru fast food dinner. Soon afterward, I was pulling into my reserved parking space at my apartment complex when I noticed Edgar wait