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you out? When are you seeing him again?"
Madison nodded. "We're having dinner tonight. He's picking me up at seven."
Sherry immediately went into her drill sergeant mode. "We have so much to do," she said. "We should make a list."
"What do we need to do?" Madison lifted a forkful of scrambled eggs to her mouth. "It's just dinner."
Sherry cast an appraising eye over Madison's clothes. "For one, we need to go shopping. Your wardrobe leaves something to be desired, my friend."
Madison looked down at her gray sweatpants and blue sweater. They'd seen better days but she was only having breakfast with Sherry , not tea with the Queen of England. "There's nothing wrong with my clothes."
Sherry wrinkled her nose. "Let's forget that you've had those sweatpants since high school. Put aside the fact your sweater is faded from a thousand washings. If they were brand spanking new, I'd still want to replace them. They hang off of you like a tent. You need something that enhances your figure, not swamps it. What were you planning to wear tonight anyway?"
Madison shifted in her chair. "I hadn't thought about it yet. Maybe some jeans and a sweater."
"Task number one. New clothes. We'll drive into the city after breakfast. Task two? Let's talk about talk."
"Talk?" Madison's fork paused in mid-air. "Now I don't speak correctly?"
"You speak fine. We just need to tweak things a bit. First, let the man talk. Find out his interests. If they aren't your interests, well, just pretend they are or that you're fascinated by what he's saying." She smiled. "And whatever you do, do not, I repeat, do not have sex with him tonight. Men like Tanner Marks like to strive for things. Compete. Win. You need to be a prize he wants to work for."
Madison clapped her hand to her forehead. "It shouldn't be this difficult. I'm shocked the human race hasn't died out if this is what it takes to get a man interested in a woman. Do they all have such weak egos?"
Sherry laughed. "Luckily, no. And it's only in the beginning, when you first get to know them. They need some encouragement, that's all."
Madison frowned. "Sex on the first date is bad? I thought men really liked sex. The few times I've had sex they seemed to like it."
"Sex on the first date is bad. You don't want him to think you do that with every guy."
Madison gave up on her eggs. "Can't I just tell him I don't? I told him I'd only been out on twenty-six dates."
Sherry groaned. "He won't believe you. And now would be a good time to mention that you should try an d keep an air of mystery around you. He doesn't need to know every little thing about your life."
Madison felt her indignation rise. "He won't believe me? That seems harsh. I don't assume he's a liar."
"Well, you should," Sherry countered. "Women lie to men about their sexual experience, so he'll be suspicious of a thirty year old that's not far from a virgin. And yes, my friend, men lie. Some lie like dirty dogs to get in your pants. They'll say or do anything that will get you to go to bed with them. Remember Todd Baker? He took me out my senior year and got in my pants, then showed up with Tracy Gildbrand at the game the next day. Asshole."
"Tanner wouldn't lie to me." Madison was sure of this.
"He probably wouldn't, but you need to know that many men do. Reality is a heartless bitch."
"Says the woman who creates fantasy weddings for other people. Do you give this pep talk to your brides?"
"A version of it. I tell them even if the wedding is a disaster, they're still just as married."
Madison's eyebrows rose. "Maybe you're the heartless bitch."
Sherry shrugged. "I'm simply managing their expectations. Perfection is not a reasonable expectation."
Madison sipped her coffee and leaned over in her chair to make sure her father was still in the living room. "I hope you're right. I like Tanner and I
Madison nodded. "We're having dinner tonight. He's picking me up at seven."
Sherry immediately went into her drill sergeant mode. "We have so much to do," she said. "We should make a list."
"What do we need to do?" Madison lifted a forkful of scrambled eggs to her mouth. "It's just dinner."
Sherry cast an appraising eye over Madison's clothes. "For one, we need to go shopping. Your wardrobe leaves something to be desired, my friend."
Madison looked down at her gray sweatpants and blue sweater. They'd seen better days but she was only having breakfast with Sherry , not tea with the Queen of England. "There's nothing wrong with my clothes."
Sherry wrinkled her nose. "Let's forget that you've had those sweatpants since high school. Put aside the fact your sweater is faded from a thousand washings. If they were brand spanking new, I'd still want to replace them. They hang off of you like a tent. You need something that enhances your figure, not swamps it. What were you planning to wear tonight anyway?"
Madison shifted in her chair. "I hadn't thought about it yet. Maybe some jeans and a sweater."
"Task number one. New clothes. We'll drive into the city after breakfast. Task two? Let's talk about talk."
"Talk?" Madison's fork paused in mid-air. "Now I don't speak correctly?"
"You speak fine. We just need to tweak things a bit. First, let the man talk. Find out his interests. If they aren't your interests, well, just pretend they are or that you're fascinated by what he's saying." She smiled. "And whatever you do, do not, I repeat, do not have sex with him tonight. Men like Tanner Marks like to strive for things. Compete. Win. You need to be a prize he wants to work for."
Madison clapped her hand to her forehead. "It shouldn't be this difficult. I'm shocked the human race hasn't died out if this is what it takes to get a man interested in a woman. Do they all have such weak egos?"
Sherry laughed. "Luckily, no. And it's only in the beginning, when you first get to know them. They need some encouragement, that's all."
Madison frowned. "Sex on the first date is bad? I thought men really liked sex. The few times I've had sex they seemed to like it."
"Sex on the first date is bad. You don't want him to think you do that with every guy."
Madison gave up on her eggs. "Can't I just tell him I don't? I told him I'd only been out on twenty-six dates."
Sherry groaned. "He won't believe you. And now would be a good time to mention that you should try an d keep an air of mystery around you. He doesn't need to know every little thing about your life."
Madison felt her indignation rise. "He won't believe me? That seems harsh. I don't assume he's a liar."
"Well, you should," Sherry countered. "Women lie to men about their sexual experience, so he'll be suspicious of a thirty year old that's not far from a virgin. And yes, my friend, men lie. Some lie like dirty dogs to get in your pants. They'll say or do anything that will get you to go to bed with them. Remember Todd Baker? He took me out my senior year and got in my pants, then showed up with Tracy Gildbrand at the game the next day. Asshole."
"Tanner wouldn't lie to me." Madison was sure of this.
"He probably wouldn't, but you need to know that many men do. Reality is a heartless bitch."
"Says the woman who creates fantasy weddings for other people. Do you give this pep talk to your brides?"
"A version of it. I tell them even if the wedding is a disaster, they're still just as married."
Madison's eyebrows rose. "Maybe you're the heartless bitch."
Sherry shrugged. "I'm simply managing their expectations. Perfection is not a reasonable expectation."
Madison sipped her coffee and leaned over in her chair to make sure her father was still in the living room. "I hope you're right. I like Tanner and I
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