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My French fry gets caught in my throat and I have to pound my chest with my fist to s it down

“He probably hung out with other friends” I shrug, as if I couldn’t care less “So what do you andup soon, right?” I say, trying to get off the subject of Paul

“We have the sa for hiht, no one had seen him”

“Soy,” I tease

Please stop talking about Paul

“He’s staying at my house The least he can do is callhome so I can set the alarm Besides, he’s only here for a day or two, and we have plans”

That’s it? All the time I have left with hi every minute of it

Dad waves a waitress over to refill his drink When I was a kid I always hated it when he did that The waitresses were busy and would get to us eventually, but my dad never has the patience to wait I still hate it even as an adult, but I’ with Paul to care

I don’t want Paul to leave and I can tell -headed way—doesn’t want hiht out and say it He’s too proud for that But he’s also a different person when Paul’s around Lively, younger, he slares less If it were up to my parents they’d have him move in

“I don’t knohy he has to leave at all,” my dad says

“I’et back to his job and his life”

“I don’t see why It’s not as if he has to work”

“Why not?”

“He sold that construction co on investments He wouldn’t have to work another day in his life if he didn’t want to, but the guy likes to get his hands dirty”

I nearly choke on the haer I just took a bite of Paul’s worth several million? How did I not know that?

Then it hits me Dude, I just slept with a millionaire Seems like I should betotheir wild tales, I’s and says, “not much,” when they ask what I’ve been up to

Also, what girl doesn’t want a guy with some ambition—as well as one who doesn’t live with his parents and “forgets” to bring his wallet on dates? Yet, I’m mostly just excited about the man I slept with Not his money

I shake my head and take a deep breath to clear my mind Suddenly the food in my stomach feels like a ball of lead “If you’re so upset about it, convince him to stay,” I tell my dad

“Believe , but I couldn’t convince him to stay the first time and I doubt I can this time What he needs is to fall in love and settle doith someone Plant some roots”

I couldn’t agree more