day.”
Rob laughed and signaled the waitress. “Bring Miss Kendall a scoop of chocolate gelato.”
Jane grinned and clapped her hands. “Rob, you’re going to have me thinking you’re a nice guy if you keep this up. So where’s the string? What do you want in exchange for being nice to me today?”
Rob considered her while he took a sip of Coke. “Well, as much as I have improved your day, you brought a little sunshine yourself. So let’s help each other out.”
Jane frowned and swallowed her last bite of gnocchi. “That sounds a little mafia-ish. I’m not icing anyone for you, I don’t care how good the gelato is.”
Rob grinned. “You’ve been watching too much TV. Nah, nothing so dramatic. We both know you aren’t attracted to me and that I’m not attracted to you. You can rebound with me knowing I won’t fall in love with you and I’ll have someone to hang out with until I’m over Kit.”
Jane smiled warily. “How do you know I’m not attracted to you?”
Rob laughed and motioned with his hand at her. “Because if a girl was even slightly interested in me, she would have made an excuse to run to the bathroom to fix her hair and put on lipstick. That and you enjoy insulting me too much. We’re the perfect couple.”
Jane grinned and then frowned darkly. “That’s so rude! I can’t believe you aren’t attracted to me. What’s your problem?”
Rob smiled at her, his dark eyes laughing. “Don’t take it personally. Ever since I saw Kit, I haven’t really been attracted to anyone else. She’s kind of ruined me. For now anyways. You’re not bad really. You’ve got really pretty long brown hair. It’s just not red. I do love your eyes though. They’re this warm deep brown, but for some reason, hazel eyes do it for me. Although you do have dimples and a great smile. I’ll give you that.”
Jane felt slightly mollified and smiled at the waitress as she set the gelato in front of her with two spoons. Rob picked one up immediately and began eating her dessert. Jane glared and dug in before he could take it all. When there was none left, she sat back and grinned at Rob.
“Okay, I’ll say yes to this little partnership. But I’m going to need you to make it seem real to Tate. I’ve made some new friends and I don’t want to lose them because he broke my heart. We go to a lot of Rugby games and it would be nice for my pride if he could see me and not automatically assume that I’m crying my eyes out over him. Maybe you could join the league? That would be so cool! Can you play Rugby? It’s just for fun.”
Rob rubbed his chin. “I was all about baseball, but yeah, I’ll think about it. I can’t hack professional sports anymore but rugby sounds fun. So how real do you want to make this for Tate?” he said leering at her.
Jane patted her lips primly with her napkin and set in on the table. “Well, you might have to hold my hand of course.”
Rob leaned back and put his hands behind his head, enjoying himself. “I’m talking about kissing. How passionate do I feel about you?”
Jane couldn’t help remembering Tate’s kiss in the car and sighed. “You’re incredibly passionate about me as if you have to ask. But you’re such a gentleman, you control your feelings for me in public. That’s why we’re content to hold hands.”
Rob stared at her like she was an idiot. “What, are you an eighth grader? Look, we’re both adults. At least, I am. If we’re going to convince anyone we’re really together, I’m going to have to kiss
Rob laughed and signaled the waitress. “Bring Miss Kendall a scoop of chocolate gelato.”
Jane grinned and clapped her hands. “Rob, you’re going to have me thinking you’re a nice guy if you keep this up. So where’s the string? What do you want in exchange for being nice to me today?”
Rob considered her while he took a sip of Coke. “Well, as much as I have improved your day, you brought a little sunshine yourself. So let’s help each other out.”
Jane frowned and swallowed her last bite of gnocchi. “That sounds a little mafia-ish. I’m not icing anyone for you, I don’t care how good the gelato is.”
Rob grinned. “You’ve been watching too much TV. Nah, nothing so dramatic. We both know you aren’t attracted to me and that I’m not attracted to you. You can rebound with me knowing I won’t fall in love with you and I’ll have someone to hang out with until I’m over Kit.”
Jane smiled warily. “How do you know I’m not attracted to you?”
Rob laughed and motioned with his hand at her. “Because if a girl was even slightly interested in me, she would have made an excuse to run to the bathroom to fix her hair and put on lipstick. That and you enjoy insulting me too much. We’re the perfect couple.”
Jane grinned and then frowned darkly. “That’s so rude! I can’t believe you aren’t attracted to me. What’s your problem?”
Rob smiled at her, his dark eyes laughing. “Don’t take it personally. Ever since I saw Kit, I haven’t really been attracted to anyone else. She’s kind of ruined me. For now anyways. You’re not bad really. You’ve got really pretty long brown hair. It’s just not red. I do love your eyes though. They’re this warm deep brown, but for some reason, hazel eyes do it for me. Although you do have dimples and a great smile. I’ll give you that.”
Jane felt slightly mollified and smiled at the waitress as she set the gelato in front of her with two spoons. Rob picked one up immediately and began eating her dessert. Jane glared and dug in before he could take it all. When there was none left, she sat back and grinned at Rob.
“Okay, I’ll say yes to this little partnership. But I’m going to need you to make it seem real to Tate. I’ve made some new friends and I don’t want to lose them because he broke my heart. We go to a lot of Rugby games and it would be nice for my pride if he could see me and not automatically assume that I’m crying my eyes out over him. Maybe you could join the league? That would be so cool! Can you play Rugby? It’s just for fun.”
Rob rubbed his chin. “I was all about baseball, but yeah, I’ll think about it. I can’t hack professional sports anymore but rugby sounds fun. So how real do you want to make this for Tate?” he said leering at her.
Jane patted her lips primly with her napkin and set in on the table. “Well, you might have to hold my hand of course.”
Rob leaned back and put his hands behind his head, enjoying himself. “I’m talking about kissing. How passionate do I feel about you?”
Jane couldn’t help remembering Tate’s kiss in the car and sighed. “You’re incredibly passionate about me as if you have to ask. But you’re such a gentleman, you control your feelings for me in public. That’s why we’re content to hold hands.”
Rob stared at her like she was an idiot. “What, are you an eighth grader? Look, we’re both adults. At least, I am. If we’re going to convince anyone we’re really together, I’m going to have to kiss
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