“Never,” he vowed.“In fact, I dare you to gain twenty.”
I choked out a laugh before saying, “While I’ll do almost anything to win, getting diabetes just to prove you wrong is even a little too extreme for me.”
Myer laughed at that.“Yeah, I can see how that might become a problem.Plus, I’m not sure that your doctor will accept stubbornness as a legitimate reason for getting diabetes.”
“Probably any doctor,” I agreed.“Not just mine.”
“I don’t know,” he grimaced.“There are some pretty sketchy doctors out there.”
“You’re not wrong.”
Just then, our waitress returned to our table to check on our progress.“So, has enough time passed for dessert.”
“Absolutely,” I answered.
Winking at me, Myer said, “Bring on the diabetes.”
Yeah...I was falling, and I was falling hard.
Chapter 16
Myer~
Dinner was going well enough to get my hopes up for that kiss at the end of the night, and Calista was also proving to be a lot more than what you assumed when looking at her.Blondes always got a bad rap, but not only was Calista beautiful, but everything about her was entertaining as hell.I never knew what was going to come out of her mouth, and I found myself looking forward to whatever it was going to be.
Nevertheless, I wanted to know what my chances were with her, and there was only one way to do that.So, once our waitress delivered our desserts, I decided to go big or go home.
“Okay, so why are you single?”I asked.“Honestly, you’re a goddamn delight, and it’s blowing my mind that you’re not taken.”
“Five years ago, I broke up with my boyfriend of ten years for the same reason that any woman leaves a man after that long,” she answered candidly.“I caught him cheating on me, and after a showdown worthy of a Jerry Springer episode, I threw him out of our house, never wanting to see him again.Luckily, we’d been renting, waiting to combine our finances until after we got married, so our breakup hadn’t been that messy.Well, apart from the broken heart thing.”
“Jesus,” I whispered, never imagining that she’d been in a relationship for that long.“I...I’ve got no words.I’m...I’m sorry.”
“What’s there to say?”she sighed.“It was my mistake, and one that’s taken me five years to deal with.”
“You must have loved him a lot if it’s taken you this long to move on,” I remarked evenly, doing my best not to let my jealousy shine through again.
