Match by Seth King

Author:Seth King [Seth King]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Publisher: Unknown
Published: 2016-09-20T07:00:00+00:00

Hannah Goncalves

What the fuck was that? I thought as I hit the loud, breezy street and took out my phone to call a car. He was so abrasive, so confrontational, and such a dick. I am going to murder Rachel for making me do this, I told myself as I stared into traffic. Kill her and destroy her body and throw the remains into the river. I’d set out to find a nice guy and then be nice to him, and I’d ended up with the biggest asshole of them all. Something about his whole demeanor was just so smug and self-assured – seriously, how was I supposed to not be a bitch to him? Ugh, this was just my luck.

And most alarmingly of all…why was I so turned on by him? Why was my heart thudding around, and why were my hands all clammy and sweaty? This went against everything I believed as an intellectual, self-sufficient female. Cocky assholes were supposed to be gross and repulsive. Why was it drawing me in?

I heard a voice behind me, and I glanced backwards. Oh, God. He was here. And he was so tall. Hadn’t I scared him enough yet? At the very least, he could’ve made himself ugly for a second so I could storm away more effectively, and with less regret.

“Hannah, please stop.”

“Go away.”

He walked over to the doorman, murmured a few words, and handed him a wad of cash. “I’ve covered dinner,” he said as he returned. “Let me drive you home. I shouldn’t have called you aggressive. We can drop you off wherever.”

I bit my lip. I was furious, but I wasn’t furious enough to turn down a free ride and end up having to pay for my own Uber. I thought of that stupid bet with Rachel, and how pissed I’d be if I lost it. I had twelve hours to win. Twelve hours to find someone I could at least claim I was sort-of-seeing. Theoretically, it could be easy…I could fuck Penn and tell Rachel about it and delay the bet…and also, he was so sexy, and it would probably be fun…

But my pride got the best of me, as always. “You can drop yourself off a bridge, is what you can do,” I said as I stood taller.

“Death wishes on the first date,” he said with an acid smile. “Charming.”

“I didn’t say you had to die. It could be a short bridge, with a survivable height. Maybe one of those bridges up the river, in Jersey. And do you really want to get into the subject of first date decorum after that train wreck of misogyny back there?”

His face softened. “Okay, Hannah, I’m sorry. Let me start again. I’m Penn Sparks, a guy you matched with on Spark. Who might you be?”

“Hannah, asshole, we already passed the awkward introduction phase of the date, which is now over on account of unprecedented douche-baggery.”

“Yikes. You’re a tough one, aren’t you?”

I smiled. “Are you ever going to drop

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