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Authors: Jennifer Domenico
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get some shopping done.”
“Very good Ava. I’ll see you soon.” He stands and gives me a chaste kiss on the cheek. I feel myself inhale as soon as he gets close to me. He pauses, but then stands and walks towards the door.
“Ciao Ava.”
I love that whole ciao business, and I love the way my name rolls off his accented tongue. I much prefer it to his Miss Bradshaw act, but let’s be honest, that’s becoming a fire starter for me too.
Oh, man I’ve already got it bad. I need to keep my head. Yes, he’s hot. Yes, I’ve been lonely. And yes, he has something between his legs I’d like to use. But he is right. Slow is better. If it works out, there’s plenty of time for the rest. Take a deep breath girl.
I put on a little blue sundress with a yellow daisy print. I’m glad I got some summer clothes before I got here. It’s supposed to be 116 degrees today! I go look for my spot with the waiting Mercedes. Adorable! It’s a little silver coupe. I glance at the back and see a bunch of letters and numbers. CLK something, whatever that means. All I know is I like it. I pop in the front seat and start it up. It purrs like a kitten.
A card on the passenger seat catches my attention. “To Ava” . I open it to find an American Express gift card inside. It’s for $1000! I read the note. “ Cara Ava, please accept this as my welcome to Phoenix gift, Enzo. ”
My face flushes with heat. I can’t accept this. But I know he’ll insist. What’s the right thing to do? Maybe he thinks I don’t have any money. Yes, that’s it. He thinks I’m some broke helpless woman who needs his money. Well, he’s wrong. I have plenty of money in my savings, and I don’t need his. I grip the steering wheel. I just need to think about how to handle this with him. I hear my cell phone vibrate inside my handbag.
“Ciao Ava. It’s Enzo.”
“Yes? ” My voice is flat.
“What’s wrong, you sound angry?” Observant isn’t he?
“Why would I be angry? Because I’m sitting in an expensive Mercedes with a gift card in my hand after I’ve had gifts and dinner lavished upon me? Certainly, a poor helpless girl like me should be grateful for such… generosity.”
Sarcasm drips from my voice. He is silent. I hear his breathing quicken, and I brace myself for a full-scale argument.
“Ava, you think that’s what this is?” He asks, sounding a bit hurt.
“I don’t need your money Enzo. I have money. You don’t need to buy my attention. And if this is some ploy to get me to sleep with you, then let me be clear, if I want you, and that’s a big if, it won’t cost you a dime.”
“ Stop it .” His tone is clipped . “You’re way out of line here.”
“I’m out of line? What line? You have no right to talk to me like that.” My voice rises, surprising even me.
“ Ava, please.” His voice softens considerably. “ I would never try to buy you, and I’ve told you my intentions as far as sex goes. I’m just trying to do nice things for you, and this is all I know how to do.”
I want to be mad, but my heart melts. Is it possible I’ve misread him completely?
“Enzo, I’m just not used to anything like this. I didn’t mean to be rude about it. But you’re overstepping a little here. ”
He doesn’t respond.
“Enzo?” Oh no! Did he hang up?
I look up, and he’s standing at the car window. I roll it down and hang up my phone. He offers his hand through the window, and I accept it graciously. He leans down through my window, close to my face.
“Ava.” He says my name so softly it’s a whisper. “You’re making me crazy.” There’s a hint of a smile in his eyes. “I was honest with you about my intentions. I just like to do things for people that I… that I care about. Will you please go shopping and enjoy the gift?”
He cares about me?
“Yes Enzo. I will. I just wanted—” He puts his fingers across my lips to stop me.
“I know. I get it. We’ll talk at dinner.
“Very good Ava. I’ll see you soon.” He stands and gives me a chaste kiss on the cheek. I feel myself inhale as soon as he gets close to me. He pauses, but then stands and walks towards the door.
“Ciao Ava.”
I love that whole ciao business, and I love the way my name rolls off his accented tongue. I much prefer it to his Miss Bradshaw act, but let’s be honest, that’s becoming a fire starter for me too.
Oh, man I’ve already got it bad. I need to keep my head. Yes, he’s hot. Yes, I’ve been lonely. And yes, he has something between his legs I’d like to use. But he is right. Slow is better. If it works out, there’s plenty of time for the rest. Take a deep breath girl.
I put on a little blue sundress with a yellow daisy print. I’m glad I got some summer clothes before I got here. It’s supposed to be 116 degrees today! I go look for my spot with the waiting Mercedes. Adorable! It’s a little silver coupe. I glance at the back and see a bunch of letters and numbers. CLK something, whatever that means. All I know is I like it. I pop in the front seat and start it up. It purrs like a kitten.
A card on the passenger seat catches my attention. “To Ava” . I open it to find an American Express gift card inside. It’s for $1000! I read the note. “ Cara Ava, please accept this as my welcome to Phoenix gift, Enzo. ”
My face flushes with heat. I can’t accept this. But I know he’ll insist. What’s the right thing to do? Maybe he thinks I don’t have any money. Yes, that’s it. He thinks I’m some broke helpless woman who needs his money. Well, he’s wrong. I have plenty of money in my savings, and I don’t need his. I grip the steering wheel. I just need to think about how to handle this with him. I hear my cell phone vibrate inside my handbag.
“Ciao Ava. It’s Enzo.”
“Yes? ” My voice is flat.
“What’s wrong, you sound angry?” Observant isn’t he?
“Why would I be angry? Because I’m sitting in an expensive Mercedes with a gift card in my hand after I’ve had gifts and dinner lavished upon me? Certainly, a poor helpless girl like me should be grateful for such… generosity.”
Sarcasm drips from my voice. He is silent. I hear his breathing quicken, and I brace myself for a full-scale argument.
“Ava, you think that’s what this is?” He asks, sounding a bit hurt.
“I don’t need your money Enzo. I have money. You don’t need to buy my attention. And if this is some ploy to get me to sleep with you, then let me be clear, if I want you, and that’s a big if, it won’t cost you a dime.”
“ Stop it .” His tone is clipped . “You’re way out of line here.”
“I’m out of line? What line? You have no right to talk to me like that.” My voice rises, surprising even me.
“ Ava, please.” His voice softens considerably. “ I would never try to buy you, and I’ve told you my intentions as far as sex goes. I’m just trying to do nice things for you, and this is all I know how to do.”
I want to be mad, but my heart melts. Is it possible I’ve misread him completely?
“Enzo, I’m just not used to anything like this. I didn’t mean to be rude about it. But you’re overstepping a little here. ”
He doesn’t respond.
“Enzo?” Oh no! Did he hang up?
I look up, and he’s standing at the car window. I roll it down and hang up my phone. He offers his hand through the window, and I accept it graciously. He leans down through my window, close to my face.
“Ava.” He says my name so softly it’s a whisper. “You’re making me crazy.” There’s a hint of a smile in his eyes. “I was honest with you about my intentions. I just like to do things for people that I… that I care about. Will you please go shopping and enjoy the gift?”
He cares about me?
“Yes Enzo. I will. I just wanted—” He puts his fingers across my lips to stop me.
“I know. I get it. We’ll talk at dinner.
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