Page 123 of Mr. Charming

“Sure,” he said. “You doing anything tonight?”

“Tonight?”

“Yeah, tonight.”

“Well…”

“Let’s go grab a drink and see where it goes from there.”

She looked at me for affirmation. I nodded my head. The sooner he moves on the better. I was ready for a little less complicated.

“Sounds good to me.”

“Great, Laura. You want me to pick you up?”

I shook my head violently.

“No, we can meet somewhere,” she said.

“Alright. I’ll text you an address.”

“Sounds good.”

“I’ll be the one with all the muscles.”

Laura giggled like a schoolgirl.

“Yeah, I’ve seen your photos online.”

“Oh, you have, have you?”

“Yeah. They were nice.”

“Just nice, huh? You’ll change your tone when you see them in person.”

“I bet I will,” she said.

“Talk to you soon, Laura.”

“Yeah…”

She ended the call then twisted to face me.

“Well?” she asked.

“Well what?”

“You sure you don’t mind?”

“Why would I give you the number if I minded?”

“I don’t know. You can be… too nice sometimes.”

“That’s my problem, is it?”

“I need to go get ready,” she said, standing up. “It’s okay if I leave already?”

“It’s okay, I promise,” I said, nodding toward the bottle. “More wine for me.”