Page 25 of The Dating Ban
He leans forward slightly. “Surely you’re allowed to have male friends, Ivy.”
I purse my lips, tapping my fingers against the table. What would Pee-Pee say?
She’d probably ask me why I was so reluctant to do something I clearly wanted to do. She’d probably tell methat just because I’m taking a break from dating, it doesn’t mean I have to shut down every interaction with a man.
And, let’s be honest, she’d definitely tell me that my excuses were getting flimsier by the second.
I sigh, running a hand through my hair. “Fine. But only because I don’t want to die doing a Sun Salutation in my living room.”
Theo laughs out loud. “Whatever helps you sleep at night.”
Lucy claps her hands together. “Yay! Daddy’s gonna do the cool poses again!”
I raise an eyebrow. “Oh? No Shaking Warrior pose?”
Lucy shakes her head fervently. “Nope! Daddy’s really good.”
Theo shrugs, looking far too pleased with himself. “I am very bendy.” His voice goes all deep and sultry when he says that and I want to fan myself.
I open my mouth, then shut it, because there is no good way to respond to that.
Instead, I just hide my smirk. “Alright, fine. Monday. Yoga. As friends.”
Theo nods, “Looking forward to it.”
And just like that, I have plans for Monday.
7
Dazzled by the Warrior
Theo
Icheck my watch.11:27 AM.
Lucy shifts excitedly beside me, swinging her arms as we wait outside the coffee shop. “Do you think she’s coming?” she asks, bouncing on her toes.
“She said she was, didn’t she?” I say.
“Yeah, but sometimes grown-ups say things and then change their minds.”
I smirk. “Is that so?”
She nods seriously, as if she has years of wisdom on the subject.
I chuckle, but before I can respond, the narrow unassuming blue door next to the Kaiser’s Mug opens and a familiar blonde figure rushes out, dressed in yoga trousers and an oversized hoodie, looking slightly flustered but very much here.
Lucy lets out a small squeak of excitement. “She came!”
I glance down at her. “Told you.”
Ivy comes to an abrupt halt when she sees us, tucking a loose strand of hair behind her ear. “I almost talked myself out of this, just so you know.”
I smirk. “And yet, here you are.”
She exhales. “Here I am.”
Lucy grins up at her. “You’re gonna love it.”
