“Have something to eat first.I wanted to talk to you about something.”
“I don’t have time.”
“Just a few minutes,” I counter, and she shakes her head.
She grabs her shoes and tugs them on.I grab some of the takeout containers and stuff them back into the bag.
“Let me talk while I drive you back to your car,” I say, and she relents.
“Fine.Let’s go.”
She’s out the door, and I’m right on her heels.
“I have an offer for you,” I start.
“Yeah, I know, and I’ve already rejected your offer a few times,” she snaps as we jog down the stairs.
“A different kind of offer.”
She pauses, a blush flaming to life on her cheeks, and then she turns on me, glaring up at me.
“I’m not sleeping with you for money!”She yells, and I hold my hands up.
“That wasn’t my offer,” I rush to assure her.“I wouldn’t, I… I wouldn’t pay for sex.”
She turns back around and stomps over to my car.I unlock it and open the door for her.She doesn’t say anything as she slides into the car.I pass her the takeout bag and she sets it between her feet.
It’s obvious that she doesn’t trust me.I don’t blame her, but I desperately need to change that.
I climb behind the wheel and start the car.
“So, my offer,” I start.
She rolls her eyes, then turns to watch me warily.
“Go out with me—three times—” I rush to say before she can yell at me.“Go out with me three times, get to know me, give me a chance, and I’ll give you a million dollars.”
Her mouth drops open, and I smile.I certainly have her attention now.
“A million dollars for three dates?”She states, and I nod.
“Just give me a chance to win you over.”
She studies me for a moment, and I slow down as I pull into the bar parking lot.I park next to her car and turn to face her.
“So?Do we have a deal?”I ask, sticking my hand out in between us.
“Three dates, and you’ll pay me a million dollars.”
“Yes.”
She hesitates for a moment and then reaches out, taking my hand.
“Deal,” she says, and I grin.
My happiness is short-lived because a second later, she pulls her hand away from mine, grabs her takeout bag, and gets out.
“Tonight.I’ll meet you at the burger place.Six o’clock,” I call to her.
