acknowledgement confirmed her theory. “Then make it special. Show up on her doorstep with flowers, take her out to a nice restaurant, and see where the night goes.”
Evan pulled out his wallet. Three folded twenties sat in the otherwise nearly empty wallet. “I don’t really have the money to…”
Kat’s hand shot into the air, silencing Evan from his excuse. She dug into her purse and pulled out a black credit card, the same one she used to buy Evan’s suit. “I managed to convince Mr. Waters into letting us use the card tonight.” She slipped it in Evan’s jacket pocket. “I think you’ll need this more than me.”
“Are you sure? I don’t want to get you in trouble.”
“Trust me, it’ll be no trouble at all. Now I called ahead and placed the order for you. All you have to do is pick it up and go get the girl.”
Evan hurried into the store, which by the small sign on the door, said they closed an hour earlier. “Hi, I’m here to pick up some flowers.”
The woman behind the counter looked up at Evan. Her eyes narrowed in and looked him up and down in an attempt to decide if he was a nice guy or an arrogant rich prick. “Are you Mr. Taylor?”
“Yes, yes I am.”
The florist walked towards the three glass door fridge and pulled a large colorful bouquet. “Then these are for you.” She placed them on the counter and rang up the order. “That’ll be eighty-two dollars.
Evan’s eyes grew wider, panic stricken that the assortment of flowers would be too expensive and overwhelming. He dipped his hands into his jacket pocket, and hesitantly plucked the black credit card from the soft fabric of the suit. Once in the clear, he returned to the limo with a look of distress.
“What’s wrong,” Kat asked.
“These flowers…”
“I know; they’re gorgeous right?”
“Yes, but expensive. I don’t have that kind of money.”
“Right now, that’s not something I want you to worry about.” Kat’s finger stroked the lapel of Evan’s suit. “This was something beyond your price range, but we purchased it for you and look at the results. You look better than the day we met, and you have this new confidence that is allowing you to take control of your life.”
“Yeah, but expensive things aren’t me. I don’t buy eighty dollar flowers. I don’t drive around in limos.”
“I’m just doing what I can to increase your confidence going into the date.” Kat let out a sigh. “If you don’t want my help…”
Evan took a brief moment to think about what Kat has done for him. She picked out a suit that his agent purchased. She’s let him use the limo for his date, and picked out the most beautiful bouquet of flowers he had ever seen. Was he really going to be upset that she went out of her way to do all of this for him?
“I’m sorry; you’re right.” He stared out the window, looking out at the city as they drove back to Kat’s hotel. “I just don’t want her to think I’m something I’m not.”
“Evan, this might not be who you are now, but this could be your future. You just have to decide if you want it.” The limo pulled up in front of a large hotel. The driver came around to the back and opened the door for Kat. She turned towards Evan one last time before she left him. “Keep the card for tonight. Take your girl someplace nice. Make it a night neither of you will forget.” With her parting words, Kat exited the limo and disappeared through the hotel lobby
Evan pulled out his wallet. Three folded twenties sat in the otherwise nearly empty wallet. “I don’t really have the money to…”
Kat’s hand shot into the air, silencing Evan from his excuse. She dug into her purse and pulled out a black credit card, the same one she used to buy Evan’s suit. “I managed to convince Mr. Waters into letting us use the card tonight.” She slipped it in Evan’s jacket pocket. “I think you’ll need this more than me.”
“Are you sure? I don’t want to get you in trouble.”
“Trust me, it’ll be no trouble at all. Now I called ahead and placed the order for you. All you have to do is pick it up and go get the girl.”
Evan hurried into the store, which by the small sign on the door, said they closed an hour earlier. “Hi, I’m here to pick up some flowers.”
The woman behind the counter looked up at Evan. Her eyes narrowed in and looked him up and down in an attempt to decide if he was a nice guy or an arrogant rich prick. “Are you Mr. Taylor?”
“Yes, yes I am.”
The florist walked towards the three glass door fridge and pulled a large colorful bouquet. “Then these are for you.” She placed them on the counter and rang up the order. “That’ll be eighty-two dollars.
Evan’s eyes grew wider, panic stricken that the assortment of flowers would be too expensive and overwhelming. He dipped his hands into his jacket pocket, and hesitantly plucked the black credit card from the soft fabric of the suit. Once in the clear, he returned to the limo with a look of distress.
“What’s wrong,” Kat asked.
“These flowers…”
“I know; they’re gorgeous right?”
“Yes, but expensive. I don’t have that kind of money.”
“Right now, that’s not something I want you to worry about.” Kat’s finger stroked the lapel of Evan’s suit. “This was something beyond your price range, but we purchased it for you and look at the results. You look better than the day we met, and you have this new confidence that is allowing you to take control of your life.”
“Yeah, but expensive things aren’t me. I don’t buy eighty dollar flowers. I don’t drive around in limos.”
“I’m just doing what I can to increase your confidence going into the date.” Kat let out a sigh. “If you don’t want my help…”
Evan took a brief moment to think about what Kat has done for him. She picked out a suit that his agent purchased. She’s let him use the limo for his date, and picked out the most beautiful bouquet of flowers he had ever seen. Was he really going to be upset that she went out of her way to do all of this for him?
“I’m sorry; you’re right.” He stared out the window, looking out at the city as they drove back to Kat’s hotel. “I just don’t want her to think I’m something I’m not.”
“Evan, this might not be who you are now, but this could be your future. You just have to decide if you want it.” The limo pulled up in front of a large hotel. The driver came around to the back and opened the door for Kat. She turned towards Evan one last time before she left him. “Keep the card for tonight. Take your girl someplace nice. Make it a night neither of you will forget.” With her parting words, Kat exited the limo and disappeared through the hotel lobby
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