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“He doesn’t even laugh”

“It’s your first night together Of course he wouldn’t find your humor likeable”

“I think my humor’s pretty okay It’s his that ain’t”

Lynne rolled her eyes as she stopped in front of Mikaela’s apart a nickname only fe about “Just date hi stupid, slap him with a lawsuit, then we’ll both live the rest of our lives bathing in ”

They both laughed aloud

Chapter3

She didn’t send her “no” immediately In fact, she didn’t send it at all She had waited for a full hour and had thought he was probably asleep when she sent her o to dinner with him

He replied after five minutes Did he wait? She wouldn’t know But here she was, trying to look her best with the most decent after-work outfit she could find, jeans and a plain white shirt No one could go wrong with that, right? Except she began to wonder if she looked too plain She didn’t look haggard, which was a good thing And Lynne told her to look her best half-naked

She had asked what it erie, just in case

“I’m not down for that on the first date!”

“You haven’t been laid in so long,” Lynne insisted over the phone as they had their lunch break in opposite ends of the city

In the end, she did, but she didn’t tell Lynne Yeah, it was for good uy was attracted to her Justin insisted on picking her up She didn’t want hiet turned off Well, if he really was the billionaire that Lynne had said he was, he wouldn’t be too happy to see where she lived She had gotten off of work at past three and he had said he’d pick her up by six

He was proht street She waved from her , four floors up, and he saw hian to wonder if her decision was all right They could have entlee showoff His car was a sleek silver Mercedes Benz, and people ogled at him as he waited by the curb

Dinner was in some fancy Italian restaurant where she felt severely undressed She sa the women wore dresses at least and here she was in ripped jeans

“Would you care for so how selfconscious she was beco around, unsure of herself in a place like that “Are you all right?” he asked