Dorian (Sports Billionaire Part 2) by Carlos Dash

Author:Carlos Dash [Dash, Carlos]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-11-19T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 18

“Did your parents ask why you were taking a taxi?” I ask Emily, looking over my soup.

She takes a spoonful from her own bowl and nods. “Yeah, but I just told them that I didn’t want to owe the guy anything. That made them drop the subject immediately.”

I chuckle. “I bet it did.”

“Uh-huh. They know that if a girl doesn’t depend on her date for a ride, he won’t get any chance to convince her to stay over at his place. He probably won’t even get a chance to kiss her unless he does it right in the restaurant.”

I nearly choke on my next gulp of soup. The thought of such a public display of affection does something to me that I can’t quite explain. I begin to feel a bit nauseous, and I know it isn’t because of the soup.

“You okay? You look like you just got some really bad news.”

I look at Emily and force a smile on my face.

Obviously it isn’t just an internal thing. She can see it on my features, although she probably doesn’t know that it’s because of what she said about kissing in a restaurant.

“I’m fine. Sorry. I just tuned out for a second.”

“I guess I’m boring you already,” Emily says in a matter-of-fact tone.

“No, not at all. It’s my mistake. Forget it.” I need to find a way to make this about her and get the focus off of me. “How’s your soup?” That’s a start.

“Fine.”

“Just fine?”

“It’s good.”

Cue awkward silence.

A number of negative thoughts punch me in the gut. One of which is that perhaps this was a bad idea after all.

Maybe the chemistry and heat between us has now worn off.

No, I can’t start thinking like that.

I need to snap out of it and get over the hang-ups I have. I have to think about the endgame here. If I play this right and don’t screw it up, I can experience that amazing sex again.

“You know,” I say, leaning forward and placing my forearms on the table. “This is the first date I’ve been on in a long, long time.” I dare to call it a date. I hope she doesn’t make a big deal out of that.

“How long?” Emily asks with interest.

“Oh, let’s not go down that road. You’d laugh at me.”

“Maybe,” the girl says teasingly.

“Then it’s better if I just keep it to myself.” I look around at the other people here. It’s mostly just couples. People out enjoying their lives. Good for them. “There’s been a very specific reason for that. It’s not just that I’m a bit fixated on work. I’m also not very comfortable with stuff like this. Sitting around and talking with someone and connecting with that person.”

Emily doesn’t look the least bit surprised. “Really? I would have never guessed,” she says with sarcasm dripping from each word.

“It doesn’t bother you that you’re on a date with someone like that?”

“No. I like it, actually. You’re different. Interesting. You make the other guys I’ve dated seem boring.

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