“Do you have any other admirers I should be on the lookout for?”
“You said you’d stop,” she scolded, but there was still a hint of humor in her eyes, telling him she wasn’t mad.
“I said I would about him.I’m just curious how much competition I have.”
“There is no competition.”
“So you’re saying I’ve already won?Well, that’s good to know.”
“No,” she stressed the word.“I didn’t say you won, just that there is no competition for me.”
“Is there a particular reason for that?”
Andrea’s eyes narrowed into slits.
“I meant, why are you single?”
“I like being alone.”
Jack snorted.
“What?”
“No one likes being alone.”
“What about you?”she sputtered, trying to think of a snappy comeback but failing.
“What about me?”he questioned, his head cocking to the side.
“I don’t see you with a woman.”
“I am in fact with you at the moment, but as far as female company, I don’t date, but that’s not to say I don’t see women.”
“You’re more of a casual man, aren’t you?”
“You make it sound like a bad thing.”He preferred casual.There were no expectations.No feelings to get hurt.Just scratching an itch when the need arose.Both partners were willing, so why not?
“Going from bed to bed with strings of women whose names you can’t recall is a bad thing to me.”
“If you have such a low opinion of me, why did you agree to go out with me?”He didn’t know why he felt so defensive about his life choices.They were his and had never bothered him before.
“So you would stop asking me out.”
He didn’t believe that.Telling him no enough times would have gotten him to stop, and he would have changed tactics to friends instead of lovers.“Or was it because you found me interesting and wondered what it was all those other women found fascinating?”
“No,” she replied softly, unable to meet his eyes.
“Well, that’s too bad.I’m a pretty interesting guy.”
“Oh yeah, and why’s that?”
“See, I knew you were interested.”He pointed his finger at her, looking triumphant.
Andrea rolled her eyes.“Just teasing.I’m interesting because I’ve travelled the world over.I’ve experienced and seen much of what life has to offer.”
“And why would you think I would find that interesting?”Andrea didn’t look so convinced.
“Because I’ve met fascinating people painting pictures in town squares all in order to feed their families because their government took everything from them.I’ve seen sights that would make the most stoic person cry.”
