Million Dollar Date by Susan Hatler

Author:Susan Hatler [Hatler, Susan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: The Do-Over Date Series, Book One
Publisher: Susan Hatler
Published: 2019-08-18T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Six

Well, my dreams of a romantic, scenic, rom-com-esque date died a quick death when Cooper parked his car in front of a chain link fence half-covered in weeds and half-covered in entangled pieces of trash. If I squinted, then the blue plastic bag flapping in the wind kind of looked like waves by a major stretch of imagination. Pretend waves could be romantic, right?

A rust-covered lock glared at me from where it hung on a thick chain, which was looped five times over to hold the gate together—blocking off a dirt road that led to an old water tower. A “no trespassing” sign on that gate—faded from years in the sun—tilted so far I expected each gust of wind to send it crashing onto the dusty ground. The only thing missing was the eerie call of a vulture in this abandoned area of town. And perhaps a tumbleweed or two.

Even Banana cowered from the window at the desolate sight in front of us.

“Please tell me we’re lost.” My desperate tone became more of a squeak. “That we’re actually on our way to an intimate dinner and you got lost. That’s what’s really happened. Right?”

He shook his head. “Nope.”

“Maybe you took a wrong turn on our way to a llama petting zoo and got lost?” I rolled down my window and looked around hopefully. “Surely there’s a llama farm around here somewhere. Or, you put in the wrong address for a helicopter ride over Sacramento and that’s the reason we are sitting in an empty lot with a gate in front of an old water tower.”

“Wrong again.” He smiled over at me and patted me on the shoulder.

“I can turn on my GPS,” I offered, still holding onto the tiny bit of hope I clung to.

“Relax, Abigail.” He laughed and turned off the ignition, got out of his car, and walked around to the passenger side door.

“Banana, if we die today . . .” I pulled him close, feeling partially responsible for this predicament since I was the one who had feelings for Cooper and not Banana. “Please know that you were the love of my life, little friend.”

Cooper stood outside my door.

“And, Banana, I’ve never seen anyone wear a tie better than you,” I added quickly, giving him a kiss on the top of his head and hoping this wasn’t the last compliment I’d give my baby.

Cooper pulled my door open and offered his hand, but I hesitated. “I promise it will be worth it,” he said. “Don’t judge a book by its cover.”

I squinted down the dirt road past the gate. Shadows from the tall, wild grasses stretched across the path as the sun sank lower toward the horizon.

“Is there a library down there?” I asked, feeling momentarily hopeful. “With a little reading area surrounded by trees and shrubs and covered in twinkling lights like some sort of secret garden where you will read me poetry and I will eat strawberries and sip champagne?”

He stared in the direction where I was looking and then drummed his fingers along the top of the car.

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