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“No,” he argues. “Look, it might’ve started that way that day at the deli, but … Cece, come on. Give me a chance. I know you have no reason to believe I’m serious right now, but … I am. Come on, one date. No games, no pickup lines, no Maddox Barkley.”
I can’t believe what I’m seeing and hearing. He’s not giving me a smirk or daring me to say yes as if it’s a game. He’s not eyeing me up and down, trying to give off the vibe that he’s a rock star, and I’d be insane to say no to him. He’s … he’s truly genuine right now. Just that fact alone leaves me confused.
“Please? Cece, are you seriously going to make me beg? Just one date. I’ll even dress up for you, in one of those suits your dad wears with a tie and everything.”
He offers a crooked grin at what I can only assume is an honest promise, and it makes me giggle. “You’d look ridiculous in a suit. I can’t even imagine it.”
“Yeah, I would,” he agrees. “But I’d do that. Just give me a chance. One chance.”
I still don’t know if I should believe him. I want to, and he does seem as sincere as I’ve ever seen him. But it’s Maddox Barkley. On the other hand, I wasn’t lying when I told him if he’d been more cordial the time he forgot who I was, I would’ve given him my number. The decision wars inside to believe him and take a chance or realize this is a rock star who wants what he can’t have.
“One date.” Holding up a finger, I give in to the thoughts of wanting to believe him.
“One date,” he replies with a smile.
