Chapter 2
"You are paying aren't you?" Sharona demanded to know as she and Monk entered the little coffee and bagel shop across the street from the medical building "After all, you're the one who invited me."
"Don't worry about it, I've got it covered." Adrian assured her as they walked up to the counter.
"Well I hope so." Sharona replied and turned to the clerk " A mocha cappuccino and a cinnamon bagel please."
Adrian ordered black coffee and a plain bagel and then pulled out his wallet. He handed the $9.72 exactly so as not to receive any "dirty " change. As thet walked to a small table in the back looked at him and asked "So what did you want to talk to me about?"
"What do you mean?" Adrian asked with an innocent tone as he began spreading napkins over his half of the table.
Sharona blew on her cappuccino to cool it off " You said you wanted to talk to me about something."
Adrian began stirring his coffee " Oh yes that's right I did. Uh how's that man you were seeing a few weeks ago- the one with the red Miata convertible?"
"Oh , him." Sharona answered. "We already broke up. Turns out the car wasn't even his. Just a company car that he borrowed. He wasn't even the vice president of anything, just a salesman trainee. Can you believe it ? Why do I always attract these losers?"
Adrian began cutting his bagel into identical small pieces. "I don't know why you keep dating men that either." A women like you could do much better."
Sharona put down her cup."I would like to find somebody to share my life with." I don't want to spend the rest of my life alone. Not like some people I know. I need someone in my life . Someone real. I'd like to hook up with a nice guy but it's hard to find one out there who wants a thirtysomething girl with a kid.
Adrian looked up from his cup" I don't know why you can't find someone . You're an attractive, caring women. You're easy to talk to Any man would be lucky to have, If I ever thought about dating again someday it could be with a women like you. Could you ever consider somebody like me?'
Sharona almost choked a bite of bagel and took a sip from her cup. " Why that's one of the nicest things you've ever said to me. "I like you to. You're intelligent . You're not bad looking.You're honest and you know how to treat a lady. But then there's that bet I have with Gail.
Adrian raised his brows."What bet?'
"Oh just a silly little bet we made a few years ago. Which ever one finds a guy first, the right guy , one we can stick with, gets a $1000. Why do you think we're so competitive about men all the time? Not that I have $1000 to give her.If she ever wins she'd make me pay up that's for sure.".
"Well then you'll just have to win that bet. Adrian smiled as they headed out the door."Maybe sooner than you think."
"You are paying aren't you?" Sharona demanded to know as she and Monk entered the little coffee and bagel shop across the street from the medical building "After all, you're the one who invited me."
"Don't worry about it, I've got it covered." Adrian assured her as they walked up to the counter.
"Well I hope so." Sharona replied and turned to the clerk " A mocha cappuccino and a cinnamon bagel please."
Adrian ordered black coffee and a plain bagel and then pulled out his wallet. He handed the $9.72 exactly so as not to receive any "dirty " change. As thet walked to a small table in the back looked at him and asked "So what did you want to talk to me about?"
"What do you mean?" Adrian asked with an innocent tone as he began spreading napkins over his half of the table.
Sharona blew on her cappuccino to cool it off " You said you wanted to talk to me about something."
Adrian began stirring his coffee " Oh yes that's right I did. Uh how's that man you were seeing a few weeks ago- the one with the red Miata convertible?"
"Oh , him." Sharona answered. "We already broke up. Turns out the car wasn't even his. Just a company car that he borrowed. He wasn't even the vice president of anything, just a salesman trainee. Can you believe it ? Why do I always attract these losers?"
Adrian began cutting his bagel into identical small pieces. "I don't know why you keep dating men that either." A women like you could do much better."
Sharona put down her cup."I would like to find somebody to share my life with." I don't want to spend the rest of my life alone. Not like some people I know. I need someone in my life . Someone real. I'd like to hook up with a nice guy but it's hard to find one out there who wants a thirtysomething girl with a kid.
Adrian looked up from his cup" I don't know why you can't find someone . You're an attractive, caring women. You're easy to talk to Any man would be lucky to have, If I ever thought about dating again someday it could be with a women like you. Could you ever consider somebody like me?'
Sharona almost choked a bite of bagel and took a sip from her cup. " Why that's one of the nicest things you've ever said to me. "I like you to. You're intelligent . You're not bad looking.You're honest and you know how to treat a lady. But then there's that bet I have with Gail.
Adrian raised his brows."What bet?'
"Oh just a silly little bet we made a few years ago. Which ever one finds a guy first, the right guy , one we can stick with, gets a $1000. Why do you think we're so competitive about men all the time? Not that I have $1000 to give her.If she ever wins she'd make me pay up that's for sure.".
"Well then you'll just have to win that bet. Adrian smiled as they headed out the door."Maybe sooner than you think."