You can try.
I should stop there and pretend she’s not already crawling under my skin, but I don’t.
Oh, I plan to. You look like the kind of girl who pretends she doesn’t like a challenge just to see how far someone will chase her.
The dots appear, pause, vanish, then blink again. She’s thinking about it.
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You assume I’m chasing material.
You’re still texting me, aren’t you?
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Maybe I’m bored.
Maybe you’re curious.
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Maybe you’re full of yourself.
Entirely possible. Still, you haven’t blocked me yet.
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I’m giving you time to hang yourself with your own charm.
Dark. I like it.
There’s a pause long enough for me to imagine what she looks like right now. Her lip caught between her teeth and that spark in her eyes right before she says something that’ll ruin me in the best way.
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You’re trouble.
You say that like it’s a bad thing.
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I haven’t decided yet.
Take your time, sweetheart. I’ve got all night.
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You really don’t. You’re meeting me at the coffee shop near the arena at 5:30. We need to get our stories straight before dinner with my mom.
Look at you, planning ahead. Very wifey of you.
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This is not a date. It’s business.
All great love stories start with mutual denial.
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