Page 457 of Pride Not Prejudice
Ten grand.
So many bills to pay.
Debt up to my eyeballs.
Slowly, I nod.
Slowly, I extend my hand.
“It’s a deal.”
Chapter Five
ARI
“Hello Ari—long time no speak. Let me start by apologizing for my sub-par showing when we first started chatting…”
I stare at the message on my phone from Decker D, a man I’d all but written off as boring, dull, basic. It takes him forever to reply and when he does, it’s not at all exciting.
Let’s be real: Decker doesn’t seem to be much different than his male counterparts, but it was a disappointment nonetheless when he dropped the ball on follow-through.
I want exciting!
I want entertaining!
I want sexy!
And he wasn’t serving it…
Oh well. There are plenty of fish in the sea I’m swimming in.
I stare, debating. Did I want to bother messaging him back? This new message was more words than he’d spoken combined so already that was a nice change.
But.
Still.
Sighing, I send a short reply because it’s not as if I had any great prospects on the horizon; a few one hit wonders but nothing to call home to my sister about.
Me to Decker: Well, well, well, look what the cat dragged in. What made you come sniffing back around? Bored at the office?
I can’t help my wee bit of sarcasm—blame it on the coffee or blame it on the bitter taste of being let-down by men. I don’t know.
Decker: Nothing like that. Truth bomb coming your way: when I first started on the apps I wasn’t fully committed to the task and wasn’t giving it the attention it deserved.
Me: And now you are?
Decker: And now I am. Scouts honor.
Me: Were you ACTUALLY a scout of are you just saying that to win my approval? lol
Decker: Okay fine I wasn’t actually a Scout, but I did always admire their uniform.
Me: Is that so?
Decker: Not really. LOL
Decker: So anyway, here I am. Thanks for replying, I wasn’t sure you would.
