“Night, bestie.” I told her and turned off my cell. I laid down on my bed and was asleep in seconds.
When I woke the next morning it took several minutes before I remembered the nightmare of the evening before. Christ, I’d never been on a date like it. How much had she drunk and her manners, they had been appalling. I would have to be careful not to diss her too much to Lori, if she was Lori’s friend, but God, I hoped Lori never got her an invitation to Abandon. Fuck, I never wanted to see Chrissy again. I was concentrating on the final stages of the launch now. Abandon was my current woman and date and I would make sure she would have a fantastic time on Friday. Nothing else mattered right now.
Chapter 6
Lori
“Oh my God, Lori. I had to get hammered to do the things I did to that poor man. You didn’t tell me he was that fucking hot. I was in two minds about whether I was going to ignore you completely and just fuck him and have done with it. I bet he has a massive cock and knows what to do with it. He just had such like animal magnetism, the X-factor,-”
“Yeah, okay, stop right there, at guy crush o'clock. Tell me everything you did to him.” I didn’t tell Chrissy that Aidan had already informed me of her actions. I wanted to hear it from her own mouth.
But, God help me, I could not stop laughing as she relayed how she had eaten his meals and basically been an utter pain in the ass. She also sent me a photo of him sitting in front of half a salad and the expression on his face almost made me incontinent, I laughed so hard.
“I bet I’ve put him off women for a long time. Anyway, aim achieved. Your friend will not be dating the hot sex god.” She made a wailing sound, “unfortunately.”
“Ah, he doesn’t know how to date a woman properly anyway, he says. He keeps asking me for advice.”
“What?”
“Yep, I’m his new best friend, apparently. Going to advise him on all things girl.”
“And of course he believes you can do that. You being a lesbian? Lori, you do realize that pretending to be gay has to be the dumbest thing you’ve ever done, second to that which we shall never talk about.”
“Look, I don’t want a boyfriend right now, or even a date. I want to save and get my studies done.”
I could imagine her right now at the other end of the line, shaking her head and/or rolling her eyes at me.
“Well, I think you’re crazy. Aidan seemed like a great guy. He didn’t let it show once how much I annoyed him. He stayed a gentleman until the end. Well, I guess he did because I didn’t stay until the end.”
“He apologized for your behavior and gave the waitress a huge tip.”
“Seriously? Fuck, I feel so guilty. I must have cost him a fortune. You bartenders earn little. Do you think I could make a secret deposit into his bank account? Could you get me the details?”
“He’s good for it. I didn’t want you to know while you were on the date, but he’s not a bartender. He’s actually my boss. Aidan Hall.”
“Aidan Hall. AIDAN HALL? The bachelor everyone wants to ensnare? That Aidan Hall? Not Aiden fucking Jones who I was introduced to last night?”
“That’s right.”
“You sooo owe me. Ironing is not enough for walking away from a hot billionaire. Oh my god, Lori. What are you doing? Go tell him you are not gay right now. Go get him. He’s a hot commodity.”
“No. He’s my new friend, and he’s going to help me trust a guy again, hopefully. That’s my aim.”
“Your aim should be around his boxer shorts area, or whatever he wears. God, he could go commando.”
“On that note, I’m going to say goodbye. I need to get to work.”
“Bar or movies?”
“Movies.”
“Pussy or cock?”
“Cock. Right up the ass. More money for today’s work. Soon I will have my college money.”
“You could just ask your new best friend for it. I’m sure it’d be like him giving away ten cents.”
“No. I’m doing this myself.”