day; breakfast and dinner. He
always came in later to pass the dinner rush so he could
see her. Cali would sit with him while he would eat so he
wasn’t alone and they would talk. That Friday while he was
eating dinner and she was sitting with him, Grace came
over to the table.
“Hello we haven’t met yet. I am Grace, Cali’s friend,” she
said smiling.
“Nice to meet you Grace. I’m Edwin, also Cali’s friend,” he
smiled back at her.
“I came over to ask you two if you wanted to come to the
carnival with us tonight? It’s not far, just the next town
over.” Grace asked, pointing to Chuck who was standing
behind her. Edwin looked at Cali to see her reaction. She
put her head down and bit her lip.
“Yes I think that would be fun! What do you say Cali? Will
you come with us to the carnival?”
“Ok, but this is not a date. We are just friends,” Cali said
pointing at him trying to keep a serious look on her face.
“Of course I would never think of hitting on you, even
though I know you find me irresistible and I think you
might be the most beautifully interesting girl I have ever
met, I will not hit on you,” Edwin said smiling with a
sarcastic tone in his voice as he got up and walked to the
washroom.
Cali was shocked and overwhelmed. She did find him
irresistible; it made her feel so happy to know that he
found her to be attractive. She never thought about herself
as beautiful before. Her sisters were beautiful. She always
thought of herself as kind of plain.
“That just might have been the best thing I have ever
heard,” Grace said smiling. “That man is captivated by
your beauty and you should give into him. He is gorgeous
and he wants you, who care about anything else. You only
live once and life isn’t always good so take those
satisfying moments and make them last,” Grace smiled
putting her finger over Cali’s lips looking into her big blue
eyes; Cali pushed Grace off of her and laughed.
“The only thing he is captivated by is the fact that I haven’t
fallen for his amazing eyes that carry you away or his
confident charming pickup lines. I don’t think he has ever
met a girl that hasn’t fallen into bed with him after a few
hours. That’s what is appealing, the chase, not me, just the
chase and as soon as I give in to him, which I won’t, he’ll
be gone.” Cali said crossing her arms pretending he
wasn’t getting to her.
“He is amazing and charming and you’re totally hooked,”
Grace laughed.
Cali went back to her room to change out of her uniform.
She straightened her hair and put on makeup. She wanted
to look nice, she really liked the attention. She put on a
pair of dark jeans and black boots and she wore a white Vneck t-shirt and a khaki colored jacket. She was totally
falling for Edwin but she knew that he wasn’t going to be
around for very long and she didn’t want to be just
another girl. She had more important things to worry
about, like not going to jail and making sure her sisters
were all right.
Cali walked out of her room and Edwin was standing next
to his car waiting for her. He looked so sexy he was
wearing light blue jeans and a black t-shirt with a khaki
jacket and khaki boots. Cali took a deep breath. He was so
good looking every time she looked at him she felt like she
was going to faint. She walked over to his car. Chuck’s
truck was gone and she knew they left her alone with him.
He was leaning up against the passenger side of the car
looking at her with his dark green eyes and a mysterious
look on his face. His car was a stunning baby blue
convertible 1972 ford GT Mustang with a V-8 and 4-speed
manual transmission. It had white leather seats and a nice
stereo system. It was amazing. If he wasn’t good looking
enough, he had a super sexy car to add to his charm.
“Your friends said they would meet us at the carnival,”
Edwin said smiling as he checked her out. “I know this is
not a date so I am not going to
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