Trusting Jay(7)
“It means he doesn’t want to pay Dish prices.”
“But.”
“No but. Who cares?”
“You’re right,” I said. It didn’t matter, I only wanted him to fuck me, not wine me and dine me.
Sure, no problem
“At least I can walk there from my apartment,” I said, disappointed.
6
“Thanks for helping me get ready,” I said as I stood in my bedroom.
“Of course. Mostly I’m here to make sure you don’t back out,” Jenny said.
“I’m so nervous.”
“Don’t be, he’ll be throwing himself at you in that dress. Hell, even I want to throw myself at you.”
I twirled back to the mirror, my tits almost popped out of my strapless dress as I spun.
“On second thought, I don’t feel comfortable enough to wear this.” I pushed it down and wiggled until the fuchsia dress ended up at my feet.
“How about this one?” Jenny rummaged through my closet and held up a little black dress with a halter top.
“Oh my god, I forgot I owned that.”
She zipped me into it and tied the tails of the halter behind my neck.
“Wow, how could you forget you own this?”
“Is it too much cleavage?” Holy cow it was a lot of cleavage.
“There’s no such thing as too much cleavage!”
“Is it classy enough?’
“Classy enough for D’Angelo’s?”
“Right. Will I stick out?”
“Yes. But for the right reasons! Come on, let’s do your nails.”
My heart was fluttering with nerves. I hadn’t been on a date in so long and I was on the verge of vomiting.
“I don’t know if I can do this.”
“Don’t be silly. It’s like you said, it isn’t a date, it’s a one-night stand with dinner first.”
“Okay, I can do this.” I forced myself to breathe.
My crimson nails flashed in the light as I pulled open the door to D’Angelo’s. I stepped in and scanned through the dim light for Jay. He was sitting at a table near the back, and stood when he saw me.
Jay was wearing the same expensive suit he’d had on at the coffee shop. At least it might have been the same, but admittedly I can’t tell one expensive suit from the other. Instead of a crisp shirt and tie, he wore a stylish gray dress shirt that hinted of the muscles underneath.
Most attractive of all was the confidence his body language projected. I mean, you have to be pretty confident to wear a suit to D'Angelo's and not feel out of place, but he owned it. And more.
“Hi,” I said as I approached the table.
“Abbie, you look more beautiful than Audrey Hepburn.” He took my hands in his and I hoped he couldn’t detect my nervousness.
“Thank you.”
We sat and chatted, the words flowing easily between us. He sat back in his chair, a constant smile on his face, and I relaxed.
As the food arrived, I asked him, “So, how did your job interview go?”
He looked puzzled for a moment then said, “It went okay.”
“Do you have any others coming up?”
“Other job interviews? No, not really.”
“How long have you been looking?”
“Oh, a few months.”
“You don’t seem concerned to be out of work.”
“It’s not a big deal.” Was this guy for real?
“You must have a lot of money to have that attitude.”
“Money? No. No, I don’t have a lot of money.” He sounded defensive.
“Then how do you live?”
“I get by, it’s not a big deal. How’s your chicken?”
I took the hint, “It’s delicious, thanks. Did you see the list of desserts? They all sound amazing.”
I didn’t care about the dessert. I cared about after the dessert. But the closer we got to ending our marathon meal, the more my nerves reappeared. As much as I wanted this sexy man to take me home and ravish me, I started to worry about it. I’d never slept with a man other than Matt. Unadventurous Matt, a man who was happiest if I spread my legs and laid still for him. What if I sucked in bed? And I wasn’t sure I wanted Jay to see me naked. Fuck me yes, but not actually see my imperfect body.
“Everything okay?” Jay asked.
I snapped out of my thoughts and smiled at him. “Yes, absolutely.”
“So tell me about your job, how do you like working at Force McAllister?”
“It was good, until my current boss was hired. He’s evil to work for.”
“But aside from him?”
“Aside from him it’s a pretty good company. I guess.”
“You guess?”
“Yeah, it’s good. Do you want me to try to get you in? I have a friend in IT.”