The Rules Of A Gentleman
Grant Newman sat on Zachary Goode's couch, cracking up.
He looked at Zach and laughed again, "You used a pick-up line? That is so seventh grade! You are such an idiot!" And then he continued to laugh.
Zach glared and rolled his eyes, "You're calling me an idiot? Dude, get a life."
Grant still laughed so Zach threw Macey's list at his head.
"What is this?" Grant asked, stopping the laughing temporarily.
Zach walked over to the couch and picked up a dirty sweatshirt, throwing it onto the washer that sat in the corner next to the kitchen. To say the least, his apartment was very small. But that's what the Agency could afford.
Zach sat down next to Grant and glanced at the list, "It's McHenry's list of 'Rules of a Gentleman'. It might be a load of bullcrap, but the first one worked, so…"
Grant went through the list, reading all the rules, "And she thinks this is going to get Cammie back into your bed?" Grant chuckled at his joke, but stopped at Zach's look.
"Macey knows Cammie best. If she thinks it'll work, it probably will," Zach started to get up but stopped, "What's the second rule, by the way? I should probably get started on that one too."
Grant cleared his throat in a very dramatic way, "Ahem." Zach rolled his eyes, and Grant continued,
"The second rule is…. Drumroll please!"
Zach cut him a look so Grant just read it normally,
The
No. 2
Rule of A Gentleman
-The line between arrogance and confidence is very thin-
"You've got to be kidding me," Zach muttered and Grant laughed again before leaving the apartment.
Since Zach didn't exactly know how to act 'confident' without being cocky, he called Macey again.
This was becoming a very bad habit, he thought.
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"I can't coach you into being not cocky!" Macey shouted from the other end, "Your cockiness was like, bred into you. There's no way to get it out." She laughed at bit and Zach sighed.
"Then why did you put it onto the list? If it's impossible to 'get rid of' then how am I going to make this work?" Zach was getting very frustrated and about to give up until Macey sighed.
"Look, Goode. I made reservations for you and Cammie at the Belle Rose at eight. It's a French restaurant and most likely expensive."
Zach ran a hand through his hair, "How am I supposed to act 'confident' at a restaurant called the 'Lovely Rose'?"
Macey blew a bubble and answered, "How am I supposed to know? Give her answers or something, if she asks. Don't be all-," she paused, "Cryptic," she finished.
"Cryptic?" Zach asked in confusion. When had he ever been cryptic?
Macey raised her eyebrows from her seat in her kitchen table, "You seriously don't know how much you bugged Cammie sophomore year?" she laughed, "You really are clueless."
Zach sighed for what seemed the millionth time that day.
Time to go call Cammie.
-:-
"Formal?" Cammie asked, wary. Zach almost never took her to a very formal restaurant.
"What are you up to, Zach?" she asked again.
He grinned, straightening his tie, "I told you. You'll see. Look, I'll be over in fifteen minutes. Be ready. Wear a dress," his eyebrows furrowed, "Or something like that."
"Okay…" Cammie's voice sounded unsure and Zach grinned from the other end and then he told her,
"I've got to go. See you in fifteen," he said and then hung up, grabbing his keys and going out to his car.
He quickly snapped the stem of a daisy from his neighbor's yard and got into the car, driving to Cammie's.
-:-
"You look great," Zach said, running his eyes over the emerald green dress that Cammie wore. It hung just above her knees and the black pumps she wore on her feet matched the black ribbon around her waist. To say the least, she looked beautiful.
Cammie blushed, "Thanks. Last week Macey told me that I might need this. I guess I do." She smiled and Zach refrained from rolling his eyes. Of course Macey had this whole thing planned out.
Zach held out his hand and Cammie accepted it gracefully.
They got into his car, and they drove to the Belle Rose.
The ride was very quiet, but the silence was comfortable. Cammie finally turned to Zach,
"Where exactly are we going?" she asked, on eyebrow cocked.
Zach grinned. Not smirked. Macey had told him not to do that. It added to the cockiness.
"The Belle Rose."
Cammie nearly gasped, "That's so expensive!" she exclaimed.
Zach just chuckled, "It's worth it for you."
Cammie blushed again.
-:-
"This has been really great, Zach," Cammie smiled at him, but she still wasn't fully trusting him from the comment he had made.
Zach smiled too, "I'm glad. And there's more to come," he winked at her and walked her to her apartment door.
"Thanks Zach. Really." Cammie said, putting the key into the lock and smiling.
Zach tucked a piece of hair behind her ear, "Anytime."
Then he kissed her on the cheek and turned and walked back to his car.
He grinned.
Macey's plan was working better than he thought.
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an: so i continued. :)
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