Page 73 of All's Fair in Love and Blackmail
You knew it would, I remind myself.You need to get him out of your system and find someone else. Now, before you truly fall in love with him.
There’s only silence from Felix now, but when I look over at him, he just gives me another slow nod.
“You could join a dating site,” he says as a little muscle jumps in his jaw. “I’m not sure you’re going to find the kind of guy you’re looking for online, though.”
“You have no idea what kind of guy I’m looking for,” I say. “And I could.”
“Could you?” he says, raising an eyebrow.
“I could.” The words are more defensive than I mean them to be. “I could find a perfect man online.”
“No one is perfect,” Felix says with a snort.
“Except you?”
“Not even me,” he shoots back. “But I’m better than anyone you’re going to meet through a website.”
“So, what,” I say, scoffing. I hesitate and then go on. “Should I date you? The man who doesn’t ever want to fall in love? The man who insists I’m not his type?”
I can’t pinpoint exactly why I ask him these questions. I know what he’s going to say, just as surely as I know his answer will sting.
But this way I can nip these feelings in the bud.
Let me down slowly,I beg him silently as I wait for him to speak. My eyes dart over his face, take in the faint frown that tugs at his lips, the furrow in his brows.Be gentle.
“Of course not,” he says finally, looking tired. He runs one hand down his face. “That’s not what I meant. And don’t—” He breaks off and then shakes his head, smiling a little. It looks forced. “Don’t listen to me, Sunshine. Join a dating site. You’ll have all the boys lining up in no time.”
Emotions tie themselves into knots at the back of my throat. “Of course I will,” I say, and I hate how childish I sound as I throw the words at him. “I’m a real catch.”
“You are,” he says. His gaze doesn’t meet mine. “You really are.”
I turn away, blinking rapidly, waiting for the stinging in my eyes to subside. Once it has, I pull my helmet back on. “You know,” I say, “I actually don’t feel so great. We should probably head back.”
“Are you okay to drive?”
“I’m fine to drive,” I say. “Let’s go. I’ll come out here another day.”
He doesn’t ask if he can come along.
Felix
In honor of your foray into the world of online dating, I would like to present you with a gift
Me
???
Felix
Indeed, and you’re welcome. I have curated a list of the best pick-up lines I could find.
I scoured the internet for these, Sunshine.
I hope you can put them to good use.
I’m emailing them to you right now.
Me
