Forbidden Fruit

"Just give up." Matt said from where he was pacing. He was even more worked up about this than I who had gone through the whole thing.

"Calm down." I said, chuckling.

"I don't know how you can be so calm right now." Matt said, not stopping his pacing.

"Because this is not the end."

He stopped his pacing to stare at me, his expression a funny mix of skepticism and resignation.

He took a moment to run his hand over his face as if he couldn't decide if he should yell at me or laugh.

"Look, man. No matter what progress you think you've made, it's gone. Simple as that." He said.

"At this point, Jenny has probably turned Quinn against you. Think about it. Whose words would she trust more? Yours or one of her closest friends?"

He shook his head as if he couldn't believe what he was about to say. "I get the whole mysterious billionaire vibe you're going for but it's pretty much ruined now."