I’d been thinking about how to get closer to Aiden all week. Every glance in his direction, every casual conversation, was meticulously analyzed and dissected in my mind. I thought that after such a long time, we had become good friends and were no longer in an antagonistic relationship like before.

So when he invited me to join him for lunch on Friday, I nearly choked on my coffee. Aiden Katz. My new friend and boss. The guy who usually keeps a one-meter radius from women. And now, ...