Sanae swallowed the turkey he'd been chewing. "Feel free to be both if you like." He knew what Jiraiya was referring to, and frankly, the barista had no regrets concerning what he'd written over the board. It wasn't as if he'd said anything that was relationship-breaking, after all. And Joshua would have definitely been crueler.

He motioned toward their dinner with his fork. "And the salad's a little wilted, but otherwise it's not too bad tonight." He would wait a bit for Jiraiya to settle in before springing Plan B on him.