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“Thank you, but no thank you,” I said firmly.
“I really think you should reconsider my offer. It’s in your best interest to—"
“I said no. And I’m not changing my mind. If that is why you stopped in, then you’ve wasted your time.” And I’m disappointed.
“It was part of it,” he said. “I guess I also wanted to apologize for this morning. At that time, I had never even heard of a ‘stand in’ before. I jumped to the wrong conclusion about you and wanted to make it up to you.”
“You apologized when you gave me the tickets,” I reminded him. It seemed everyone forgot that piece. But I hadn’t forgotten, because he didn’t strike me as the type of guy who says sorry often.
“Then that only leaves my making it up to you. How about dinner tomorrow night?” he asked.
“You’re asking me out?” I asked too quickly.
“To dinner,” he said in his even, non-emotional, tone.
“There’s a difference?” I asked.
He nodded. “It’s one dinner. Nothing more. No expectations.”
That sounded a lot like the dates I’ve been on lately. What was one more? “Sure, why not. How about six?”
“Make it seven and I’ll send my driver to pick you up,” he said as he got up and handed me his empty coffee cup. “Thanks again for the coffee.”
I got up and followed him to the door. “Thanks again for the tickets,” I said, feeling awkward for the first time.
“I always keep my word,” he said before leaving.
Was that his way of reminding me that tomorrow was the one and only dinner we were going to share? It’s more than I imagined I’d get, so I shouldn’t complain.
I put the dirty cup in the dishwasher and headed back to my bedroom. I was exhausted but had too much on my mind to even consider going to bed. Opening up my closet I started pulling out dresses.
What the hell does one wear on a non-date dinner with a sexy-as-hell lawyer?
It looked like the electric bill would need to wait. This girl needed to go shopping tomorrow.
