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“Nothing much,” she says.
“What’s all the excitement about?”
She purses her lips, debating whether to talk about it, then figures, why not? She’s going to be doing this for five months. Dean needs to get used to it at some point. No reason to avoid the subject when he’s always around.
“Not a whole lot. I just had a super boring date with some thirty-year-old tonight, but I canceled it.”
Just those words cause Dean’s whole face to relax. Tucking the ball under his arm, he smiles for the first time since entering their apartment. “Oh. Well, that’s good. Right? I’m glad you finally wised up. What made you decide to stop your crazy plan?”
Oops. “Oh, no. I didn’t stop. I’m still doing the whole escort thing. I just canceled tonight’s date because I got a better offer. One I couldn’t refuse. I rescheduled the boring guy.”
Dean’s eyes narrow. “What offer?”
Jinny shifts on the couch, turning her gaze on Dean. “This total hottie called her up and asked her to dinner. He’s taking her to a play downtown first, so he booked her for five hours. And he’s paying her double.”
“What?” Dean’s gaze shoots back to Callie. “And you’re taking him up on it?”
Has he gone completely insane?
“ Duh? I’m going to make five hundred dollars. ”
Dean swipes a hand over his face. “Do you guys have any beer?” He turns without waiting for her answer and stalks to the fridge.
Callie watches as he wrenches the door open and grabs a Rolling Rock. In one swift move, he pops it open and tips it back, looking a little pale. Turning to Jinny, Callie raises a brow. “What’s wrong with him ?” she whispers, hooking a thumb toward Dean.
Jinny stares at him. “No idea,” she says, but the look on her face tells Callie she’s deep in thought about his reasons.
Callie shakes her head and stands. “Well, I’m going to go ravage my closet for the perfect outfit. I’m thinking a simple black dress with my knee-high black boots, since it’s freezing. Classic, yet sexy.” She turns to leave, but Dean’s blocking her path to her room.
“So you think there’s nothing unusual about a—according to you two—good-looking guy, our age, who’s going to pay you double for a date? Nothing about that strikes you as strange at all?”
The muscles in his jaw twitch as he stares at her. But Callie’s not to be deterred. She’s actually excited for this date, unlike the others. Even prior to her escort scheme, she hadn’t been on a good date in months. The well of interesting, attractive men had dried up, and now that she has this opportunity, she isn’t going to let Dean’s skepticism ruin it for her. “No. If you must know, he said he’s paying me because he’s had a crush on me for a while and just never had the guts to ask me out. He happens to come from money, so he has it to spend, and he said that this was the only thing that gave him the courage to ask me out. He said, this way there’s less pressure. That, and he couldn’t bear the thought of me dating other men. And so when I told him I already had a date tonight, he offered me double.”
Dean’s jaw drops and he stares at her like she’s stupid.
A flare of irritation shoots up Callie’s spine. I am so sick of him treating me like a child .
She fists her hands by her side and says, “What? Is that so hard to believe? A guy can’t be pining away for me? An attractive, rich guy? Why is that so far-fetched?”
“Good one, Dean,” Jinny murmurs from behind them. “Now she’s pissed.”
Dean flinches. “N-n-no… It’s just—”
“Well, I’ll have you know that a lot of men find me quite attractive.” Callie moves toward him, pointing a finger at his chest. She pokes him once. Then again, right in the sternum.
“I may be doing this escort thing, but that doesn’t mean I’m not a normal woman. And I may not care about his money, but I happen to like an attractive man who knows what he wants, even
“What’s all the excitement about?”
She purses her lips, debating whether to talk about it, then figures, why not? She’s going to be doing this for five months. Dean needs to get used to it at some point. No reason to avoid the subject when he’s always around.
“Not a whole lot. I just had a super boring date with some thirty-year-old tonight, but I canceled it.”
Just those words cause Dean’s whole face to relax. Tucking the ball under his arm, he smiles for the first time since entering their apartment. “Oh. Well, that’s good. Right? I’m glad you finally wised up. What made you decide to stop your crazy plan?”
Oops. “Oh, no. I didn’t stop. I’m still doing the whole escort thing. I just canceled tonight’s date because I got a better offer. One I couldn’t refuse. I rescheduled the boring guy.”
Dean’s eyes narrow. “What offer?”
Jinny shifts on the couch, turning her gaze on Dean. “This total hottie called her up and asked her to dinner. He’s taking her to a play downtown first, so he booked her for five hours. And he’s paying her double.”
“What?” Dean’s gaze shoots back to Callie. “And you’re taking him up on it?”
Has he gone completely insane?
“ Duh? I’m going to make five hundred dollars. ”
Dean swipes a hand over his face. “Do you guys have any beer?” He turns without waiting for her answer and stalks to the fridge.
Callie watches as he wrenches the door open and grabs a Rolling Rock. In one swift move, he pops it open and tips it back, looking a little pale. Turning to Jinny, Callie raises a brow. “What’s wrong with him ?” she whispers, hooking a thumb toward Dean.
Jinny stares at him. “No idea,” she says, but the look on her face tells Callie she’s deep in thought about his reasons.
Callie shakes her head and stands. “Well, I’m going to go ravage my closet for the perfect outfit. I’m thinking a simple black dress with my knee-high black boots, since it’s freezing. Classic, yet sexy.” She turns to leave, but Dean’s blocking her path to her room.
“So you think there’s nothing unusual about a—according to you two—good-looking guy, our age, who’s going to pay you double for a date? Nothing about that strikes you as strange at all?”
The muscles in his jaw twitch as he stares at her. But Callie’s not to be deterred. She’s actually excited for this date, unlike the others. Even prior to her escort scheme, she hadn’t been on a good date in months. The well of interesting, attractive men had dried up, and now that she has this opportunity, she isn’t going to let Dean’s skepticism ruin it for her. “No. If you must know, he said he’s paying me because he’s had a crush on me for a while and just never had the guts to ask me out. He happens to come from money, so he has it to spend, and he said that this was the only thing that gave him the courage to ask me out. He said, this way there’s less pressure. That, and he couldn’t bear the thought of me dating other men. And so when I told him I already had a date tonight, he offered me double.”
Dean’s jaw drops and he stares at her like she’s stupid.
A flare of irritation shoots up Callie’s spine. I am so sick of him treating me like a child .
She fists her hands by her side and says, “What? Is that so hard to believe? A guy can’t be pining away for me? An attractive, rich guy? Why is that so far-fetched?”
“Good one, Dean,” Jinny murmurs from behind them. “Now she’s pissed.”
Dean flinches. “N-n-no… It’s just—”
“Well, I’ll have you know that a lot of men find me quite attractive.” Callie moves toward him, pointing a finger at his chest. She pokes him once. Then again, right in the sternum.
“I may be doing this escort thing, but that doesn’t mean I’m not a normal woman. And I may not care about his money, but I happen to like an attractive man who knows what he wants, even
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