Rules of Engagement by Lily White

Author:Lily White [White, Lily]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-01-16T18:30:00+00:00

CHAPTER NINETEEN

Judging by the warmth inside me and the fuzziness of my thoughts, I must have been the one to drink most of the wine Donovan had selected for dinner. I distinctly remembered drinking two glasses, but being the lightweight that I am when it comes to alcohol, I couldn’t remember how many I had after that. Thankfully, the food in my stomach helped ease some of the tipsy feeling, but not enough to make it less apparent I’d had too much to drink.

One good thing about my condition was I felt less self-conscious in a room full of people who were prettier, wealthier and far more popular than me. But the bad thing was alcohol apparently loosened my lips, and by the time Donovan and I had finished our meals, including dessert, I was chatting it up with him without concern of how much personal information I was providing him to use against me later.

I will say that Donovan also appeared to relax after a few glasses, and the smile that adorned his face was genuine and sociable, making him approachable and warm in a way I’d never known him to be before. Over the past half hour we’d discussed movies we like, as well as hobbies that kept us occupied when we weren’t working. Sadly, Donovan didn’t have many beyond computers and coding, but I was able to fill the gaps in conversation by discussing my love of reading and the silly little succulent garden I’d started in the only large window I had in my apartment. I’d been building it since moving in and had embellished it with small figurines of mythical creatures and other oddities. I admitted that one day I would like to have an actual garden, but the chances were looking slim for someone of my income bracket living in the city.

Donovan was a good listener, I discovered, his eyes watching mine as I spoke, and as he absorbed all the tidbits of truth I’d divulged about my life. I would have kept talking as long as I could, if for nothing else but to avoid the second part of the evening. Unfortunately, Donovan caught on to the reason for my sudden chattiness and cut me off with a quick question.

Are you read to go dancing?

No. Not at all. But I’d already agreed to it and now found myself cornered into going. “I’m, yes, I guess so. But if I step on your toes or do anything else equally as bad, you can’t make fun of me for it tomorrow at work.”

He grinned, but nodded his head in agreement.

“You also can’t get mad if I work in the dark because I’m not much of a drinker and I think I may have polished off most of the wine. I’m sure to have a killer headache by morning.” A small burp bubbled up from my stomach and I covered my mouth, my cheeks flaming again as a result. “Excuse me.”

Amusement flashed in his expression as he lifted a hand to call the waiter.

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