around
barefoot in a vest. You’re the man every girl should dream of and would be
lucky to get – You’re what the books mean when they say tall, dark and handsome
and I don’t have a clue why you’re wasting any of your time on me.”
She breathed
in deeply, she’d said her piece all in one breath, as if that was the only way
she could get it out.
Todd gulped, “wow”,
and he tried in vain to recover his swagger. “God when you decide to give a
compliment, you really go for it don’t you? You need to scratch that last part,
I need you to never ever say anything like that about yourself again because I
just won’t tolerate it,” he bit out.
“You have a
good day Jennifer. I look forward to seeing you again soon.”
She pressed
the end button and clutched the phone to her chest, did she really just say
that? Talk about sending mixed signals - she had to get a grip on herself.
Todd bumped
into Lily coming out of her room, “Don’t you look smug mister?” she laughed.
“What can I say? A hot woman thinks I’m God’s gift, what more does a man need
in life?”
He grabbed his
keys and went out whistling, Lily rolled her eyes.
****
Jen looked up
from her magazine, and frowned again at the guy Lily was talking to a couple of
booths in front.
She’d got to
the coffee shop early and settled in, and this jerk had turned up shortly
after.
Lily seemed
to be doing her best to make polite conversation but it didn’t seem to be going
well, added to that every so often Ben kept going over to offer them free
refills, which she was pretty sure “Beans” didn’t offer.
Jen looked at
her magazine in disgust. Were women even interested in this kind of crap
anyway? Who was dating who, whose ass looked fat in this picture and on and on,
she kept looking at her watch wishing Lily would wrap it up so she could get
away.
Jen looked up
as the guy laughed at a joke Lily made, god he sounded like Homer Simpson when
he made that noise. She couldn’t possibly want to see him again after this
surely?
There it was
again that noise, come on Lily kick him to the kerb already. She looked across
at Ben who was trying to make himself look busy while keeping a close eye on
the couple. He felt her looking at him and when their eyes met he put his hand
behind his head and mimed being lynched. Then he stuck his tongue out and
crossed his eyes, she choked out a laugh and hid it behind her magazine.
A second
later Ben didn’t look so amused. The creep had his hand on Lily’s wrist and was
trying to pull her towards him.
Lily made a
joke of it and shook free of him and Ben visibly relaxed. He came over towards
Jen on the pretext of filling her cup, “Christ what is she doing, the guy is
totally lame right?”
“I know,” Jen
agreed. “I guess he’s attractive though in that kind of blond preppy way. I
don’t know Lily well enough to know what she likes in a date. I think she’s
supposed to know some of the same friends as him.”
“Really - he
looks a little bit older than her, don’t you think?”
“Jen looked
again, I don’t know I’m no good at guessing people’s age, how old do you think
he is?”
“He’s around
thirty to thirty two if he’s a day, how old is she?”
“Twenty three
I think, that doesn’t mean she can’t have friends the same age as him though.”
“I don’t
think Todd would be too happy if he walked in and caught his little sister with
an old dude.”
“Excuse me,
if this guy’s 30, he’s younger than Todd according to Lily, and I’m 27. How old
are you?”
“Nearly
twenty three – but I’m mature for my age.”
Jen laughed,
“Yeah I can really see that right now.”
Ben grinned,
“Well after this guy crashes and burns you might have to put in a good word for
me with Lily, I’ve already got her brother on side.”
“You’re moving
on, huh?”
“I was the
minute I saw her,” he said simply, and Jen was shot with envy at the simplicity
of his statement and the
barefoot in a vest. You’re the man every girl should dream of and would be
lucky to get – You’re what the books mean when they say tall, dark and handsome
and I don’t have a clue why you’re wasting any of your time on me.”
She breathed
in deeply, she’d said her piece all in one breath, as if that was the only way
she could get it out.
Todd gulped, “wow”,
and he tried in vain to recover his swagger. “God when you decide to give a
compliment, you really go for it don’t you? You need to scratch that last part,
I need you to never ever say anything like that about yourself again because I
just won’t tolerate it,” he bit out.
“You have a
good day Jennifer. I look forward to seeing you again soon.”
She pressed
the end button and clutched the phone to her chest, did she really just say
that? Talk about sending mixed signals - she had to get a grip on herself.
Todd bumped
into Lily coming out of her room, “Don’t you look smug mister?” she laughed.
“What can I say? A hot woman thinks I’m God’s gift, what more does a man need
in life?”
He grabbed his
keys and went out whistling, Lily rolled her eyes.
****
Jen looked up
from her magazine, and frowned again at the guy Lily was talking to a couple of
booths in front.
She’d got to
the coffee shop early and settled in, and this jerk had turned up shortly
after.
Lily seemed
to be doing her best to make polite conversation but it didn’t seem to be going
well, added to that every so often Ben kept going over to offer them free
refills, which she was pretty sure “Beans” didn’t offer.
Jen looked at
her magazine in disgust. Were women even interested in this kind of crap
anyway? Who was dating who, whose ass looked fat in this picture and on and on,
she kept looking at her watch wishing Lily would wrap it up so she could get
away.
Jen looked up
as the guy laughed at a joke Lily made, god he sounded like Homer Simpson when
he made that noise. She couldn’t possibly want to see him again after this
surely?
There it was
again that noise, come on Lily kick him to the kerb already. She looked across
at Ben who was trying to make himself look busy while keeping a close eye on
the couple. He felt her looking at him and when their eyes met he put his hand
behind his head and mimed being lynched. Then he stuck his tongue out and
crossed his eyes, she choked out a laugh and hid it behind her magazine.
A second
later Ben didn’t look so amused. The creep had his hand on Lily’s wrist and was
trying to pull her towards him.
Lily made a
joke of it and shook free of him and Ben visibly relaxed. He came over towards
Jen on the pretext of filling her cup, “Christ what is she doing, the guy is
totally lame right?”
“I know,” Jen
agreed. “I guess he’s attractive though in that kind of blond preppy way. I
don’t know Lily well enough to know what she likes in a date. I think she’s
supposed to know some of the same friends as him.”
“Really - he
looks a little bit older than her, don’t you think?”
“Jen looked
again, I don’t know I’m no good at guessing people’s age, how old do you think
he is?”
“He’s around
thirty to thirty two if he’s a day, how old is she?”
“Twenty three
I think, that doesn’t mean she can’t have friends the same age as him though.”
“I don’t
think Todd would be too happy if he walked in and caught his little sister with
an old dude.”
“Excuse me,
if this guy’s 30, he’s younger than Todd according to Lily, and I’m 27. How old
are you?”
“Nearly
twenty three – but I’m mature for my age.”
Jen laughed,
“Yeah I can really see that right now.”
Ben grinned,
“Well after this guy crashes and burns you might have to put in a good word for
me with Lily, I’ve already got her brother on side.”
“You’re moving
on, huh?”
“I was the
minute I saw her,” he said simply, and Jen was shot with envy at the simplicity
of his statement and the
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