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‘Good idea, Bella,’ I responded. ‘Then he’ll definitely have zero PDA concerns. Maybe it’s because he comes from a well-regarded family and he has to be seen to be acting a certain way in public in case he gets papped or lands himself in hot water à la Prince Harry in Vegas.’
‘True, Soph, true,’ added Roxy. ‘Just make sure if you go to his house, you send us the address and message us at regular intervals so we know he hasn’t tied you up or taken you down to his red room of pain or whatever it was called inFifty Shades of Grey.’
‘Come on, Roxy.’ I rolled my eyes. ‘I’m pretty sure he’s not into S&M,’ I said confidently. But then when I thought about my recent dates and online chats, I reminded myself that I couldn’t rule it out completely…
‘You never know,’ said Roxy as if reading my thoughts. ‘It’s not like he’d wear a sign on his back saying, “I like to whip women and have strange fetishes”.’
‘True,’ I agreed.
‘Like I said, there’s only one way to find out, Soph,’ added Roxy. ‘Flirt outrageously, then go in for the kill, just like you did in Italy. In fact, why are we even tellingyouwhat you should be doing when you’ve done all of this already? Just channel whatever courage you had over there and apply it to this situation. Simples.’
‘Yep, you’re right. I just found it so strange, though. All the guys that I’ve been speaking to online and have been on dates with couldn’t wait to get in my knickers, so this threw me a little—especiallythe almost-handshake thing.’
‘Yeah, that was a bit strange, but it was probably just nerves,’ suggested Bella. ‘Funny, though, isn’t it? We complain when guys are too full-on and call them weirdos, then, when they try to be respectful and gentlemanly, we also think they either must be weird, a virgin or gay. They can’t win!’
‘Good point, actually, Bella. Right, like Roxy suggested, I’ll suggest a night in and try to find out more about his past relationships. On all our dates so far, he just asks loads of questions about me and tries to dodge questions I ask about him. We do have a laugh, but sometimes it does feel like I’m being interviewed for the “girlfriend” position. I know that’s essentially what a date is, but—’
‘Trust me,’ interjected Roxy, ‘for someone like him, at his age, and given the way you describe how he acts during the date, itdoessound like you’re being vetted. He probably wants to see if you’re ready for the duties that come with being the potential wife of a multimillionaire who’s second in line to the Nana Cromwell’s throne,’ added Roxy hastily.
‘Well, I’m not ready for all that serious stuff, Rox,’ I said. ‘At the moment, I just want some bloody fun.’
‘Does he know that, Soph?’ questioned Bella. ‘Like I said, you need to do a lot more talking, not just to find out more about him and what he’s looking for, but to also see if you’re compatible—you know, romantically, to put it politely—as that is important. So those need to be the goals for tomorrow to avoid either of you wasting anymore time.’
‘Definitely. Bella, I’ll take your advice on board and speak to him and then, Roxy, if he doesn’t ravage me voluntarily or cart me off to his kinky room, I shall switch on full Sophia Huntingdon take-charge mode and go in for the kill.’
I took a large sip of my prosecco and leant back on the chaise longue as I turned my thoughts to the plan for tomorrow.
Charlie Cromwell, watch out. There’s a very determined, undersexed woman on the loose, who is on a mission to have a hot, long-lasting night of overdue passion, and she’s coming to seduce you…
