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He chuckles as if knowing my game. “Sure.” He pulls out a business card and passes it over. “Call me.” Then without warning he leans over and kisses my cheek; his lips linger for a beat on my skin, and the smell of his aftershave wafts around me. Then he turns and walks casually across the room back to his friends.
Chloe and I stare after him, shocked.
“Oh. My. Fucking. God,” Chloe whispers. “Did that just happen?”
I glance down at the card he gave me.
H E N L E Y. J A M E S
ENGINEERING
044 289 0777
“He’s an engineer,” I whisper.
“Who gives a fuck. I would sleep with him if he was homeless.”
I giggle and turn my back to him. Can’t seem too interested.
Chloe clinks her glass with mine and winks. “Well done.”
It’s Thursday night. I’m on my couch, and I need to get my act together. I’ve been nervous about this all week. I chew on my thumbnail as I stare at the business card.
“Just call him,” Chloe says. “What’s the worst that could happen?”
“He could be a dick, that’s what.”
“Listen to me,” she says, deadpan. “He’s fucking gorgeous, and gorgeous men are an endangered species, practically extinct. So when you find one, you need to grab him with both hands. Not to mention that he asked you on a date and gave you his card. He wants you to call him. You’re not just some random chick off the street.”
“You’re right.”
“Here’s the plan: you call him, you two fall madly in love, and then you set your friend up with his friend, Dr. Grayson.”
I roll my eyes. “It’s so simple when you put it like that.”
She passes me my phone. “Just fucking do it.”
“I’m way overthinking this, aren’t I?”
“You are.”
I dial his number and quickly hang up.
Shit.
“Okay, what do I say again?”
“Oh my god, you’re killing me,” she gasps.
For the tenth time, I run through the conversation in my head: casual . . . concise, and make the date. Don’t be nervous. Who cares if it doesn’t work out—he’s probably a dick anyway.
Right!
I dial his number and hold my breath as it rings.
“Hello,” a woman’s voice answers.
My eyes widen. Who the hell is this? “Aah . . .” I hesitate. Is this his girlfriend or something?
